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*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : a [[body]] of living [[beings]] constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor
:b : a [[group]] of [[individuals]] born and living contemporaneously
:c : a group of individuals having contemporaneously a [[status]] (as that of students in a school) which each one holds only for a limited period
:d : a type or class of objects usually developed from an earlier type <first of the…new generation of powerful supersonic fighters — Kenneth Koyen>
*2 a : the [[action]] or [[process]] of producing offspring : procreation
:b : the process of coming or bringing into [[being]] <generation of income>
:c : [[origin]]ation by a generating process : production; especially : formation of a [[Geometry|geometric]] figure by [[motion]] of another
*3 : the average span of [[time]] between the birth of [[parents]] and that of their offspring
==Description==
'''Generation''' (from the [[Latin]] generāre meaning to beget[1]), also known as [[procreation]], is the act of producing offspring. In a more generic sense, it can also refer to the [[act]] of creating something inanimate such as electrical generation or cryptographic code generation.
A generation can also be a stage or [[degree]] in a succession of natural [[descent]] as a grandfather, a father, and the father's son comprise three generations. A generation can refer to [[stages]] of successive improvement in the [[Growth|development]] of a [[technology]] such as the internal combustion engine, or successive iterations of products with planned obsolescence, such as video game consoles or mobile phones.
In [[biology]], the [[process]] by which [[populations]] of [[organisms]] pass on advantageous traits from generation to generation is known as [[evolution]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : a [[body]] of living [[beings]] constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor
:b : a [[group]] of [[individuals]] born and living contemporaneously
:c : a group of individuals having contemporaneously a [[status]] (as that of students in a school) which each one holds only for a limited period
:d : a type or class of objects usually developed from an earlier type <first of the…new generation of powerful supersonic fighters — Kenneth Koyen>
*2 a : the [[action]] or [[process]] of producing offspring : procreation
:b : the process of coming or bringing into [[being]] <generation of income>
:c : [[origin]]ation by a generating process : production; especially : formation of a [[Geometry|geometric]] figure by [[motion]] of another
*3 : the average span of [[time]] between the birth of [[parents]] and that of their offspring
==Description==
'''Generation''' (from the [[Latin]] generāre meaning to beget[1]), also known as [[procreation]], is the act of producing offspring. In a more generic sense, it can also refer to the [[act]] of creating something inanimate such as electrical generation or cryptographic code generation.
A generation can also be a stage or [[degree]] in a succession of natural [[descent]] as a grandfather, a father, and the father's son comprise three generations. A generation can refer to [[stages]] of successive improvement in the [[Growth|development]] of a [[technology]] such as the internal combustion engine, or successive iterations of products with planned obsolescence, such as video game consoles or mobile phones.
In [[biology]], the [[process]] by which [[populations]] of [[organisms]] pass on advantageous traits from generation to generation is known as [[evolution]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
