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noun
the origin of entirely new properties at certain critical stages or levels in the course of evolution, as multicellular organisms, sexual reproduction, or nervous systems.
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Origin of emergent evolution
First recorded in 1920–25
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British Dictionary definitions for emergent evolution
emergent evolution
noun
philosophy the doctrine that, in the course of evolution, some entirely new properties, such as life and consciousness, appear at certain critical points, usually because of an unpredictable rearrangement of the already existing entities
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