(September 28, 2017 at 10:45 am)Anomalocaris Wrote: In fact the word evolution was made popular first when it was used to refer to the step by step process of change in troops or naval ship formation as they deploy from March to battle during the 16-18th centuries.
When I was in the service, it was still used to refer to any generic exercise which involved adapting to circumstances -- i.e., rolling up to the fire scene, grabbing the hydrant was an evolution. It wasn't universal, but sitll widely used enough so that the meaning was understood parlance.
