Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Charles Darwin, the celebrated English naturalist, or to the theory of development propounded by him. See
Darwinism - noun One who favors or accepts the theory of development or evolution propounded by Darwin. See
evolution .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to Darwin.
- noun An advocate of Darwinism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
adherent of Darwin's theory of the origin of species. - adjective Relating to the theory of
evolution , as advanced by Charles Darwin. - adjective
Competitive .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to Charles Darwin's theory of organic evolution
- noun an advocate of Darwinism
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Examples
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The reader is probably familiar with the concept of evolution through natural selection what I refer to as Darwinian evolution, at least on a general level.
Part I: Nature of the Problem Christopher O'Brien 2006
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The reader is probably familiar with the concept of evolution through natural selection what I refer to as Darwinian evolution, at least on a general level.
Archive 2006-07-01 Christopher O'Brien 2006
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If irreducible complexity is a reality, a portion of evolution is inexplicable in Darwinian (or any other natural) terms.
Religion 2010
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Neither the thermal properties of water, nor the chemical properties of carbon dioxide, nor the exceptional complexity of living things, nor the difficulties this leads to when attempting to give plausible explanations in Darwinian terms – none of theses individually counts for much.
Blast From the Past 2010
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With regard to the safety issues, call it Darwinian Selection.
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If irreducible complexity is a reality, a portion of evolution is inexplicable in Darwinian (or any other natural) terms.
Stromata Blog: 2010
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The fact is that for complex systems like the bacterial flagellum no biologist has or is anywhere close to reconstructing its history in Darwinian terms.
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If irreducible complexity is a reality, a portion of evolution is inexplicable in Darwinian (or any other natural) terms.
Science 2010
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However, if one believes in Darwinian Evolution, CD is a necessary implication.
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If irreducible complexity is a reality, a portion of evolution is inexplicable in Darwinian (or any other natural) terms.
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