Editing Category:Evolution (section)

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'''Evolution''' is any [[Process (science)|process]] of growth or development that entails change. The word stems from the [[Latin]] ''evolutio'' meaning "unfolding" and before the late 19th century was confined to referring to goal-directed, pre-programmed processes such as embryological development. A pre-programmed task, as in a military maneuver, using this definition, may be termed an "evolution." After the publication of [[Charles Darwin]]'s ''[[The Origin of Species]]'' in 1859, "evolution" became primarily associated with [[biological evolution]] as a non-guided process for the differentiation of forms of life from a common ancestor. Evolution can also refer to [[stellar evolution]], [[Chemical evolution (disambiguation)|chemical evolution]], [[cultural evolution]], [[spiritual evolution]] or the [[evolution of an idea]]. Other kinds of evolution include [[evolutionary algorithm]]s (which include [[genetic algorithm]]s) which attempt to mimic processes similar to biological evolution in a [[computer program]], most frequently as an [[Optimization (mathematics)|optimization]] technique and as an experimental framework for the computational [[model (abstract)|modelling]] of evolution. It is also invoked as a concept in ideas on [[emergence|emergent order]].

{{See also|Evolution (disambiguation)}}

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