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emergent evolution

/ɪˈmɜːdʒənt ˌiːvəˈluːʃən/

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/ɪˈmɜːdʒənt ˌiːvəˈluːʃən/C1formalscientific
  • ruФилософская и научная концепция, предполагающая, что эволюция порождает совершенно новые и непредсказуемые качества или уровни сложности, которые невозможно свести к предыдущим стадиям или предсказать на их основе.

A philosophical and scientific concept suggesting that evolution produces entirely new and unpredictable qualities or levels of complexity that cannot be reduced to or predicted from earlier stages.

  1. Emergent EvolutionC2formal

    A philosophical and scientific concept that complex systems and properties arise from simpler interactions in ways that cannot be predicted solely from the parts.

    ruЭмерджентная эволюция

    • Emergent evolution explains how consciousness arises from neural activity.
    • The theory of emergent evolution was popularized by C. Lloyd Morgan.
    • In biology, emergent evolution describes how new species can arise from existing ones through complex interactions.