survival of the fittest
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Survival of the fittest is an evolutionary concept describing how individuals best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, thereby shaping the traits of future generations.
All labels observed (1)
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| survival of the fittest canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3962208 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: survival of the fittest Context triple: [On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type, mainSubject, survival of the fittest]
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Only the Strong Survive
Only the Strong Survive is a 2022 studio album by Bruce Springsteen consisting primarily of soul and R&B covers.
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Survival
Survival is a politically charged 1979 reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers that focuses on themes of African unity, resistance, and social justice.
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Surviving
Surviving is a film featuring actress Reagan Gomez-Preston, known for its dramatic exploration of resilience and personal struggle.
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D.
Survival Series
Survival Series is a conceptual art project by Jenny Holzer consisting of provocative text-based works that confront themes of power, vulnerability, and everyday anxiety through stark, aphoristic statements.
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Evolution
"Evolution" is a film featuring actress Katharine Towne, known as one of her more prominent screen roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: survival of the fittest Target entity description: Survival of the fittest is an evolutionary concept describing how individuals best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, thereby shaping the traits of future generations.
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A.
Only the Strong Survive
Only the Strong Survive is a 2022 studio album by Bruce Springsteen consisting primarily of soul and R&B covers.
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B.
Survival
Survival is a politically charged 1979 reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers that focuses on themes of African unity, resistance, and social justice.
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C.
Surviving
Surviving is a film featuring actress Reagan Gomez-Preston, known for its dramatic exploration of resilience and personal struggle.
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D.
Survival Series
Survival Series is a conceptual art project by Jenny Holzer consisting of provocative text-based works that confront themes of power, vulnerability, and everyday anxiety through stark, aphoristic statements.
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E.
Evolution
"Evolution" is a film featuring actress Katharine Towne, known as one of her more prominent screen roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Darwinian concept
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biological principle ⓘ evolutionary concept ⓘ natural selection metaphor ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
evolutionary change over generations
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populations of organisms ⓘ |
| basedOn |
differential reproductive success
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environmental pressures ⓘ variation in heritable traits ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Darwinian evolution
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linked to:
Darwinism
modern evolutionary theory ⓘ |
| clarifiedAs | survival and reproduction of the fittest genotypes ⓘ |
| clarifiedBy | Charles Darwin as equivalent to natural selection ⓘ |
| coinedBy | Herbert Spencer ⓘ |
| coinedIn | 1864 ⓘ |
| contextualizedBy | specific environmental conditions ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | artificial selection ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | being a potentially misleading phrase ⓘ |
| dependsOn | match between traits and environment ⓘ |
| describes |
differential survival and reproduction of organisms
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how better-adapted individuals are more likely to reproduce ⓘ how better-adapted individuals are more likely to survive ⓘ how traits become more common in a population over generations ⓘ |
| doesNotMean | only the physically strongest survive ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn |
Principles of Biology
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linked to:
The Principles of Biology
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| formalizedIn | population genetics ⓘ |
| means | organisms with traits best suited to a given environment leave more offspring ⓘ |
| misinterpretedAs |
justification for social inequality
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support for Social Darwinism ⓘ |
| oftenExplainedUsing |
examples of antibiotic resistance in bacteria
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examples of camouflage and mimicry ⓘ examples of predator–prey interactions ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
inclusive fitness
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kin selection ⓘ sexual selection ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
adaptation
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evolution by natural selection ⓘ fitness in evolutionary biology ⓘ natural selection ⓘ |
| requires |
competition for limited resources
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heritable variation ⓘ overproduction of offspring ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
adaptation of populations to their environments
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change in allele frequencies in a population ⓘ |
| usedBy | Charles Darwin in later editions of On the Origin of Species ⓘ |
| usedIn |
evolutionary biology education
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popular science discussions of evolution ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: survival of the fittest Description of subject: Survival of the fittest is an evolutionary concept describing how individuals best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, thereby shaping the traits of future generations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type
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mainSubject
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survival of the fittest
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