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evolvable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English evolve Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English evolvable From evolve + -able.

Meanings

  1. Capable of evolving.
    • First, an evolvable system can respond quickly to change. In other words, a new system satisfying changed requirements is released onto the market quickly. 2010, Pierre Van de Laar, Teade Punter, Views on Evolvability of Embedded Systems, page 7:
  2. That can be drawn out.

Forms

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most evolvable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more evolvable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unevolvable · nonevolvable

Relateds

evolvability