survival of the fittest
выживание сильнейших
Überleben der Bestangepassten
Natural selectionNatural selection.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Natural selection.
Überleben der Bestangepassten
выжива́ние сильне́йшихvyživánije silʹnéjšix
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- a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
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Origin
Coined by English philosopher and political theorist Herbert Spencer in 1864 after readingCoined by English philosopher and political theorist Herbert Spencer in 1864 after reading Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, and used by Darwin himself in subsequent editions of that work. In the expression, fittest means “best fitted to the environment”, not “strongest, fastest, or most physically fit”.
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