evolvabilityn.

Brit.

/ᵻˌvɒlvəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/əˌvɔlvəˈbɪlᵻdi/,

/iˌvɔlvəˈbɪlᵻdi/,

/əˌvɑlvəˈbɪlᵻdi/,

/iˌvɑlvəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: evolve v., -ability suffix.

Etymology: < evolve v. + -ability suffix. Compare earlier evolutility n.

Originally and chiefly Biology.

The capacity to undergo evolutionary change. In extended use: the ability to undergo adaptation or development; adaptability.

ΚΠ

1931 J. A. Thomson in W. Rose Outl. Mod. Knowl. 231 We have already mentioned evolvability as one of the nine characteristics of organisms.

1963 AIBS Bull. Aug. 24/2 What are these basic principles peculiar to the world of life as seen by the modern biologist?.. All of them center about life's characteristic of evolvability.

1994 K. Kelly Out of Control xv. 309 As software gets bigger, survival becomes critical yet increasingly difficult. Survival in the everyday world of use means flexibility and evolvability.

2003 F. M. Harold Way of Cell 211 The eukaryotic pattern has whatever it takes to produce variations that are themselves successful. This quality is referred to as ‘evolvability’, recently defined by Marc Kirschner and John Gerhart as ‘the capacity to generate heritable, selectable phenotypic variation’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	evolvability
释义	evolvabilityn. Brit. /ᵻˌvɒlvəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /əˌvɔlvəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /iˌvɔlvəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /əˌvɑlvəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /iˌvɑlvəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: evolve v., -ability suffix. Etymology: < evolve v. + -ability suffix. Compare earlier evolutility n. Originally and chiefly Biology. The capacity to undergo evolutionary change. In extended use: the ability to undergo adaptation or development; adaptability. ΚΠ 1931 J. A. Thomson in W. Rose Outl. Mod. Knowl. 231 We have already mentioned evolvability as one of the nine characteristics of organisms. 1963 AIBS Bull. Aug. 24/2 What are these basic principles peculiar to the world of life as seen by the modern biologist?.. All of them center about life's characteristic of evolvability. 1994 K. Kelly Out of Control xv. 309 As software gets bigger, survival becomes critical yet increasingly difficult. Survival in the everyday world of use means flexibility and evolvability. 2003 F. M. Harold Way of Cell 211 The eukaryotic pattern has whatever it takes to produce variations that are themselves successful. This quality is referred to as ‘evolvability’, recently defined by Marc Kirschner and John Gerhart as ‘the capacity to generate heritable, selectable phenotypic variation’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1931
随便看	odontologist odontologists odontology odontoma odontomas odontomata odontome odontonecrosis odontonosology odontophoral odontophoran odontophore odontophores odontophorine odontophorous odontorhynchous odontornithic odontostomatous odontostomous odontotrypy odontous odophone odor odorable odorament