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evolvable

evolvable adjective: capable of evolving.

Adjective

evolvable (comparative more evolvable, superlative most evolvable)

  1. Capable of evolving.
    • First, an evolvable system can respond quickly to change. In other words, a new system satisfying changed requirements is released onto the market quickly.2010, Pierre Van de Laar, Teade Punter, Views on Evolvability of Embedded Systems, page 7
  2. That can be drawn out.

Forms of evolvable

comparativemore evolvable
superlativemost evolvable

Origin of evolvable

From evolve + -able.

Words formed from evolvable

Questions about evolvable

What does evolvable mean?
Evolvable means capable of evolving.
What part of speech is evolvable?
Evolvable is an adjective.

Words near evolvable in the dictionary

  1. evolutively
  2. evolutiveness
  3. evolutivity
  4. evolvabilities
  5. evolvability
  6. evolvable
  7. evolve
  8. evolved
  9. evolved antenna
  10. evolved antennae
  11. evolved antennas

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