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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
survival of the fittest
–noun
| 1. | (not in technical use) natural selection. |
| 2. | a 19th-century concept of human society, inspired by the principle of natural selection, postulating that those who are eliminated in the struggle for existence are the unfit. |
[Origin: 1860–65
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| survival of the fittest
n. Natural selection conceived of as a struggle for life in which only those organisms best adapted to existing conditions are able to survive and reproduce. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| survival of the fittest | |
noun | |
| a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment [syn: survival] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: sur·viv·al of the fittest
Pronunciation: s&r-'vI-v&l-
Function: noun
:NATURAL SELECTION
Main Entry: sur·viv·al of the fittest
Pronunciation: s&r-'vI-v&l-
Function: noun
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