Both Uses of
evolve
in
Turtles All the Way Down
- Like, they're evolving faster?
p. 177.5evolving = changing through evolution
- And single-celled life emerged in the oceans, and then over billions of years, life got more abundant and complex, until two hundred fifty thousand or so years ago, humans evolved, and we started using more advanced tools, and then eventually built spaceships and everything.
p. 245.1 *evolved = came into existence through evolution
Definitions:
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(evolve as in: the policy evolved) to develop (gradually come to exist or change)
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(evolve as in: evolved through natural selection) genetic change of a species over a long period of time through evolution
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In chemistry, evolve can mean to emit gas or heat.