Associations to the word «Emergent»

Wiktionary

EMERGENT, adjective. (dated) Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction; constituting an emergency.
EMERGENT, adjective. Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
EMERGENT, adjective. (botany) Taller than the surrounding vegetation.
EMERGENT, adjective. (botany) (of a water-dwelling plant) Having leaves and flowers above the water.
EMERGENT, adjective. (video games) Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.
EMERGENT, noun. (botany) A plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot, leaves and flowers grow up and above the water.
EMERGENT EVOLUTION, noun. The theory that some aspects are observable in a high-level view of a complex system but barely deducible from the description of its components.
EMERGENT LITERACY, noun. The reading and writing concepts, behaviors, and dispositions that precede and develop into conventional reading and writing.

Dictionary definition

EMERGENT, adjective. Occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action; "emergent repair of an aorta".
EMERGENT, adjective. Coming into existence; "an emergent republic".

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