evolvable
Able to develop
Evolvable describes something capable of evolving or being evolved—able to change and develop over time through gradual modification.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: evolvable hardware, evolvable systems.
In biology and computing alike, evolvability is a desirable property, suggesting adaptability and potential for improvement rather than rigid, fixed design.
Able to bend freely
- adjustableAble to be changed
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- modifiableAble to be changed
- malleableCapable of being shaped
pliable · resilient · reconfigurable · customizable · scalable · extensible · upgradable · tweakable
Permanent DNA alteration
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- selectionChosen item or items
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- DarwinianOf natural selection theory
genetics · genome · gene · allele · phenotype · genotype · variation · heritable
Present but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- unrealizedNot made actual
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- capacityMaximum amount containable
capability · possibility · prospect · promise · emergent · inchoate · embryonic · nascent
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
- emergenceComing into existence
germination · sprouting · ripening · blooming · flourishing · blossoming · nascent · embryonic
flexible
Able to bend freely
- adjustableAble to be changed
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- modifiableAble to be changed
malleable · pliable · resilient · reconfigurable · customizable · scalable · extensible · upgradable · tweakable · shapeable
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- selectionChosen item or items
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
Darwinian · genetics · genome · gene · allele · phenotype · genotype · variation · heritable · recombination
latent
Present but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- unrealizedNot made actual
- undevelopedNot fully formed
capacity · capability · possibility · prospect · promise · emergent · inchoate · embryonic · nascent · budding
growth
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
emergence · germination · sprouting · ripening · blooming · flourishing · blossoming · nascent · embryonic · incipient
evolvableunevolvable
Cannot undergo adaptation
fixed · static · immutable · unchangeable · invariant
evolvablerigid
Unable to bend
inflexible · unadaptable · hardcoded · hardwired · frozen
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