evolution

change in heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations
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evolution

Summary

evolution is a type of process[1]. evolution ranks in the top 2% of type_of_process entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,094 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • evolution's instance of is recorded as type of process[3].
  • evolution's instance of is recorded as scientific concept[4].
  • evolution is a type of biological process[5].
  • evolution is a type of evolution[6].
  • evolution is a type of pattern in nature[7].
  • evolution is a type of aspect of history[8].
  • evolution's Commons category is recorded as Evolution[9].
  • evolution is the opposite of creationism[10].
  • evolution's has cause is recorded as germline mutation[11].
  • evolution's has cause is recorded as genetic drift[12].
  • evolution's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Biological evolution[13].
  • evolution's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[14].
  • evolution's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Political Theory[15].
  • evolution's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • evolution's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • evolution's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • evolution's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • evolution's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • evolution's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[21].
  • evolution's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[22].
  • evolution's described by source is recorded as introduction to evolution[23].
  • evolution's described by source is recorded as Red Blue Translator[24].
  • evolution's topic has template is recorded as Template:Evolution[25].
  • evolution's has immediate cause is recorded as natural selection[26].
  • evolution's has immediate cause is recorded as survival of the fittest[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of process[3] and scientific concept[4]. Recorded subclass of include biological process[5], evolution[6], pattern in nature[7], and aspect of history[8]. evolution is the opposite of creationism[10].

Influence

Things named for evolution include Evoland[28], a video game[29].

Why It Matters

evolution ranks in the top 2% of type_of_process entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,094 views/month).[2] evolution has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] evolution is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for evolution include Evoland[28], a video game[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic evolutionary pressure
    Opposite of creationism
    Topic has template Template:Evolution
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8278, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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