noun
: evolution conceived as characterized by the appearance at different levels of wholly new and unpredictable characters or qualities (as life and consciousness) through a rearrangement of preexistent entities — compare creative evolution
noun
: evolution conceived as characterized by the appearance at different levels of wholly new and unpredictable characters or qualities (as life and consciousness) through a rearrangement of preexistent entities — compare creative evolution
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012