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metaevolution

noun

Etymology

From meta- + evolution.

  1. borrowed from ēvolūtiō
  2. prefixed as metaevolution — “meta + evolution”

Definitions

  1. The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems. Applying evolutionary concepts to…

    The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems. Applying evolutionary concepts to non-living systems. Applying evolutionary concepts to individual learning and personal development. Examining the implications and past and future developments of evolution.

    • More recently, however, it has become increasingly realized that symbiosis is at the core of the evolution of evolutionary levels and mechanisms—of a metaevolution—in the microevolution of life.
    • The notion of event is also associated with that of metaevolution in biology (the evolution of the evolutionary processes themselves).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for metaevolution. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA