What is the definition of evolutoin?

Answer 1

The general definition is the gradual change of form from one thing to another. You could, for example, speak of the "evolution of the automobile" from the Model A to the latest muscle car.

When the word is called up, however, it usually is short for Darwinian evolution, a theory about how living species came to be as the descendents of other species. There are a number of mechanisms to Darwinian evolution which seem to nonplus some people because they feel these have theological implications.

In simplest terms, Darwinian evolution is in counterpoint to special creation, which is the belief that species do not change, but have remained essentially constant since their inception.