Associations to the word «Emergence»

Wiktionary

EMERGENCE, noun. The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprising or appearance.
EMERGENCE, noun. In particular: the arising of emergent structure in complex systems.

Dictionary definition

EMERGENCE, noun. The gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece".
EMERGENCE, noun. The becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins".
EMERGENCE, noun. The act of emerging.
EMERGENCE, noun. The act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent.

Wise words

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