Definition
evolve Show phoneticsverb [I or T]
to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually:
Humans evolved from apes.
The company has evolved over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.
Bacteria are evolving resistance to antibiotics.
evolution Show phonetics
noun [U]
the way in which living things change and develop over millions of years, or a gradual process of change and development:
Darwin's theory of evolution
the evolution of language
evolutionary Show phonetics
adjective
The change has been evolutionary (= gradual) rather than revolutionary.
EVOP or Evolutionary Operations is a manufacturing process-optimization technique developed in the 1950s by George E. P. Box.
In EVOP experimental designs and improvements are introduced, while an ongoing full-scale manufacturing process continues to produce satisfactory results. The idea is that process improvement should not interrupt production.
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