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In [[biology]], '''adaptation''' has three related meanings. Firstly, it is the dynamic evolutionary process that fits [[organism]]s to their environment, enhancing their [[Fitness (biology)|evolutionary fitness]]. Secondly, it is a state reached by the population during that process. Thirdly, it is a [[phenotypic trait|phenotypic]] or '''adaptive trait''', with a functional role in each individual organism, that is maintained and has been [[evolution|evolved]] by [[natural selection]].