evolutionary

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to or produced by evolution

   evolutionary biology

2. 2
   adj

   Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

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

3. 3
   adj

   Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.

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

Etymology

From evolution + -ary.