evolution

(noun)

a gradual directional change, especially one leading to a more advanced or complex form; growth; development

Related Terms

  • breeding
  • stochastic

Examples of evolution in the following topics:

  • Selective Breeding

    • Selective breeding is a field concerned with testing hypotheses and theories of evolution by using controlled experiments.
    • Experimental evolution is a field in evolutionary and experimental biology that is concerned with testing hypotheses and theories of evolution by using controlled experiments.
    • One of the first to carry out a controlled evolution experiment was William Dallinger.
    • For example, on February 15, 1988, Richard Lenski started a long-term evolution experiment with the bacterium E. coli.
    • Drawing of the incubator used by Dallinger in his evolution experiments.
  • Chance Processes

    • A stochastic process is a collection of random variables that is often used to represent the evolution of some random value over time.
    • In probability theory, a stochastic process--sometimes called a random process-- is a collection of random variables that is often used to represent the evolution of some random value, or system, over time.
  • Testing for goodness of fit using chi-square exercises

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