evolvable
- adjective
- /ɪˈvɑlvəbl/
Examples
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So one of the reasons sex becomes pervasive is it because it makes you more evolvable as a species.
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Many species are evolvable, adapting to their environments over generations.
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The company's software is designed to be evolvable, allowing it to meet changing customer needs.
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In nature, creatures that are more evolvable tend to survive better in fluctuating climates.
Synonyms
Able to change to fit new conditions
Able to change to fit new situations
Able to become different or not stay the same
Likely to change often
Land and ideas that can be built on or improved
Able to be changed
Able to change to fit new conditions
Able to change shape, look or material when conditions change
How Adaptable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word evolvable comes from evolve, which goes back to Latin evolvere meaning 'to unroll', plus the ending -able meaning 'able to'. Think of a map you can unroll and change as you go — so evolvable means 'able to change or develop over time'.