different between convolution vs coevolution

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convolutus (“to roll together”), past participle of convolvere, from con- + volvere (“to roll”), with the suffix -tion. Equivalent to convolute +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

convolution (countable and uncountable, plural convolutions)

1. A twist or fold.
2. Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
3. The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
4. State or condition of being convoluted.
5. (mathematics) A form of moving average.
6. (computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
7. One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix. A keyring contains 2 convolutions.

Related terms

• convolve
• convolute
• convoluted

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Further reading

• convolution in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• convolution in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Etymology

Formed from Latin convolutus, with the suffix -tion.

Pronunciation

Noun

convolution f (plural convolutions)

1. convolution

Further reading

• “convolution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• co-evolution

Etymology

co- +? evolution

Noun

coevolution (usually uncountable, plural coevolutions)

1. (ecology, evolutionary theory) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.

Related terms

• coevolutionary
• coevolve
• evolutionary arms race

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