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Theory of evolution

(biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals

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(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matt…

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Cell theory noun · 85% connection

(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matt…

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Cybernetics noun · 85% connection

(biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in…

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Evolutionism noun · 85% connection

(biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals

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Taxonomy noun · 85% connection

(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification

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Theory of inheritance noun · 85% connection

(biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations

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Theory of organic evolution noun · 85% connection

(biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals

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Systematics noun · 85% connection

the science of systematic classification

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Biosystematics noun · 84% connection

use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework

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Biosystematy noun · 84% connection

use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework

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Dendrology noun · 84% connection

the study of wooden plants

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Causation noun · 78% connection

the act of causing something to happen

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Causing noun · 78% connection

the act of causing something to happen

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Evidence noun · 78% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Explanation noun · 78% connection

the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident"

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Grounds noun · 78% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Induction noun · 78% connection

the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"

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Instrumentalism noun · 78% connection

a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by th…

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-logy unknown · 78% connection

A combining form denoting a discourse, treatise, doctrine, theory, science; as, theology, geology, biology, mineralogy.