# evolution (biological)

change that persists through time and differs from before, with regular differences that repeat over time

- Computed level: L2 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [regular](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-regular.frequency), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation)

**Through:** Change persists through time while accumulating regular differences that repeat across generations.

**Novel properties:**
- adaptive variation
- inherited change over time

---
*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-evolution.biological*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-evolution.biological.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*