evolution

n 1: a process in which something passes by degrees to a more

advanced or mature stage; "the development of his ideas

took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization";

"the slow development of her skill as a writer" [syn: {development}]

2: the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary

development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

[syn: {phylogeny}, {phylogenesis}]

evaluation

1. Converting an expression into a value using

some {reduction strategy}.

2. The process of examining a system or system component to

determine the extent to which specified properties are

present.

(1996-05-13)