concept of evolution

collocation in English

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concept
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sept/us
/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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evolution
noun[U]
uk
/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən/us
/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən/
the way in which living things change and develop over millions ...
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(Definition ofconceptandevolutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was the first to accept theconceptofevolutionand therefore also the first to be considered phylogenetic.
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Theconceptofevolutionwas another component in their racial thought that militated against a rigid form of biological determinism.
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Hull et al.'sconceptofevolutionthrough variation and replication requires criteria for distinguishing variation from failure to reproduce, and reproduction from failure to vary.
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However, the magazine felt the game's representation of theconceptofevolutionwas too fanciful, also stating the process of obtaining power-up items being tedious.
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Broadly speaking theconceptofevolutionfitted the spiritualist thought of the progressive development of humanity.
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The game blends the series classic characters and gameplay with theconceptofevolution.
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She makes frequent use of the term and uses it to extrapolate from theconceptofevolutionto a guiding belief for mankind.
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The film deals with theconceptofevolutionas well as the birth of consciousness.
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In this way, the concepts of evolution and the future of man were embedded ever deeper into the public psyche.
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There is no proof from the data of genetic recombinations or mutations to support the generally acceptedconceptofevolution; therefore, evolution is not occurring at this time.
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He appeared to argue that animal species adapted and changed to survive, and his observations on the progression of primates to man amounted to some kind ofconceptofevolution.
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Paradoxically, however, he then translates his interpretations into biological concepts of evolution often without any apparent justification, as most of his cases are ambiguous.
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Buffon'sconceptofevolutionwas strictly limited.
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Monboddo was one of a number of scholars involved at the time in development of early concepts of evolution.
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