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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Generation (from the Latin generāre meaning to beget), 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 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. Familial generationIt is important to distinguish between familial and cultural generations. A familial generation is defined as the average time between a mother's first offspring and her daughter's first offspring. The generation length is 25.2 years in the United States as of 2007 and 27.4 years in the United Kingdom as of 2004. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What generation do you stop being from native descent? Q. I was wondering if a Native married with a caucasion, then the descendents would be half and half. So if this trend continues, at what generation does the native background fade away. Asked by Lucas - Fri May 7 20:50:41 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments How do you find out the generation of beanie babies? Q. I'm trying to find out the value of my beanie babies and the book I have gives like two or three prices for each beanie, and the prices depend on the generation. How do I find out the generation? Asked by BlueEyedAngel - Mon Oct 30 14:12:09 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. You have to look at the hanging and/or tush tags on each item. These tags have gone through changes during each line of production, so they have been used to distinguish the different "generations." Hope the following website helps! Answered by Sally - Mon Oct 30 16:49:09 2006 What's the difference between the second generation iPod touch and the first?
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