adaptation

Definition

noun
  1. the act of changing, or of modifying something for special use
    Example Doppler VOR is an adaptation of VOR to reduce errors caused by location.
  2. the adjustment to new conditions
    Also called adaption
    Example Adaptation to time changes when travelling west to east needs time.
  3. (Biology)
    a heritable change in an organism so that it is better able to survive and reproduce in an environment, as part of the process of evolution
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