evolution

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the slow and steady development of an idea, a system, or a situation.

n. the gradual development of something into a more complex or advanced state.

日本語:進化※

“The evolution of the mobile phone has changed how we communicate every day.”

“The evolution of the company from a small family business into a global corporation took nearly half a century of careful expansion.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Formal

n. a planned series of movements or a change in position.

n. a pattern of movements or a coordinated change in position, often in a military or dance context.

“The dancers performed a complex evolution across the stage.”

“The naval fleet executed a series of complex evolutions to demonstrate their readiness for the upcoming joint exercises.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Mathematics Technical

n. the process of finding the root of a number.

n. the extraction of a root from a power or a number.

“Evolution is the mathematical term for finding a square root.”

“In classical arithmetic, evolution refers to the operation of finding the root of a quantity, the inverse of involution.”