Generation

1. Act of reproducing an individual; sexual when the union of a male and female element is nece ary; e.g., an ovum and a spermatozoid; and asexual when the proce is one of fi ion, budding, etc., as in the case of Protozoa. 2. Period; with human race is 33 years, which represents the average length of life of the individuals born about the same time. See SPONTANEOUS GENERATION and REPRODUCTION,