Adaptation
Adaptation or adaptation (from the Latin adaptare "to adapt") denotes processes of adaptation:
- Adaptation (acoustics) , adjustment of hearing sensitivity in the case of a continuous signal
- Adaptation (information technology) , adaptation of hardware, software or data
- Adaptation (literature) , the reworking of a literary work
- Musical adaptation , reworking a work into a musical
- Adaptation (eye) , adaptation to differences in brightness in the field of vision
- Adaptation (test theory) , adapting a psychological test to a different language and culture
- Adaptation (evolution), in biology and evolutionary theory: technical term for evolutionary adaptation
- Adaptation (sensor technology) , reduced sensitivity of a sensory organ as a result of constant stimulation.
as a proper name:
- Adaptation , original title of Adaption - The Orchid Thief , American feature film (2002)
The adjective adaptive ("based on adaptation") stands for:
- Adaptive optics , a technique for improving the display quality of optical systems
- Adaptive control , a technical control that can adapt its parameters to the process
- Adaptronics (made up of adaptive and electronics ), an interdisciplinary science
See also:
- Adaptation (disambiguation)
- Adaptations (album) , music album by the band Electra
- Adaptation Fund of the United Nations
- Fitness (biology) (on adaptation value)
Wiktionary: Adaptation - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Wiktionary: Adaptation - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
