This, then, is a slow, incremental evolution, not an overnight revolution – and one susceptible to setbacks.
For a few technologies, however, and proton beam is arguably one of them, there has not been a simple incremental evolution but a gigantic revolution.
The schemata of sonata form dissolve before the listener's ears; in place of a methodical development of well-defined themes, there is a gradual, incremental evolution of material through trancelike repetitions.
Smart City applications need to support a variety of city requirements including a continuing lifecycle, incremental evolution, collaboration between diverse city stakeholders, and privacy concerns when working with the personal data of citizens [3].
Several gun control advocates said that there has been a clear, if incremental, evolution in Mr. Bush's stance on gun control.
"It's very important to understand that these Gods came into being by an explicable scientific progression of incremental evolution".
In fact, the relatively sudden efflorescence of life forms in the Cambrian Era 500 million years ago is an indication that Darwin's theory of gradual, incremental evolution of life is not viable.
The concept of "incremental" evolution and the dosimetric evidence are proposed as an acceptable alternative to comparative clinical trials if total dose, time, fractionation, and target volumes are not modified.
And while experts will have a part to play in solving today's looming crises where incremental evolution is needed, I believe that non-expert individuals will drive disruptive innovation.
