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evolutionary

1. Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.
   • 2013 March 1, Harold J. Morowitz, “The Smallest Cell”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, page 83:

     It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted.

   The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.

2. Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.
   • 1974 Dec., “Neoclassical vs. Evolutionary Theories of Economic Growth: Critique and Prospectus”, in The Economic Journal, volume 84, number 336, DOI:10.2307/2230572, JSTOR 2230572, pages 886–905:

     The basic elements of an evolutionary growth theory are discussed in Section II.

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