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• Adaptation in biology, an anatomical structure, physiological process or behavioral trait that has evolved over a period of time by the process of natural selection that increases the likelihood of reproductive success.
• Neural adaptation, the ability of neural systems to change their response behaviour depending on the recent stimulus history. An example is the ability of the eye to adjust to various levels of darkness and light.
• A work such as a film adaptation, whose theme, story, or structure is based on another work, sometimes transformed for the medium. For example, the works of William Shakespeare have been the source for several adaptations. Or in other cases, a film or program may be addapted for a book.

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