The forward und upward process of things from quantitative to qualitative change, from the lower to the higher. Development is a concept that is connected with and different from motion and change. Motion comprehends all changes and processes occurring in the universe, from mere change of place right up to thinking. Development has a richer and deeper connotation than motion. It represents the gradually progressing, containing the becoming of a new qualitative state, and spiral-like upward motion and change of things, embodying the positive results of motion and change, and reflects the irresistible law of the supersession of the old by the new. . .
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