| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun emergence.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (emergence) | 1. The gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece".[Wordnet]. 2. The becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins".[Wordnet]. 3. The act of emerging.[Wordnet]. 4. The act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent.[Wordnet]. 5. The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearance.[Websters]. | |
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"EMERGENCES" is a common misspelling or typo for: emergencies. |
Date "EMERGENCES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: emergence
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Biology & Biotechnology | The appearance of a developing aerial part of a plant, particularly of a germinate, above the surface of the substrate. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Mining | 1: Emergence refers to the appearance of higher-level properties and behaviors of a system that while obviously originating from the collective dynamics of that system's components -are neither to be found in nor are directly deducible from the lower-level properties of that system. Emergent properties are properties of the "whole" that are not possessed by any of the individual parts making up that whole. Individual line of computer code, for example, cannot calculate a spreadsheet; an air molecule is not a tornado; and a neuron is not conscious. Emergent behaviors are typically novel and unanticipated. (http://www.cna.org/isaac/). Refers to a property of a collection of simple subunits that comes about through the interactions of the subunits and is not a property of any single subunit. For example, the organization of an ant colony is said to “emerge” from the interactions of the lower-level behaviors of the ants, and not from any single ant. Usually, the emergent behavior is unanticipated and cannot be directly deduced from the lower-level behaviors. Complex systems are usually emergent. (http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/FLAOH/cbnhtml/index.html.). (references) | 2: A. A change in the levels of water and land such that the land is relatively higher and areas formerly under water are exposed; it results either from an uplift of the land or from a fall of the water level. Ant: submergence b. The point where an underground stream appears at the surface to become a surface stream. Syn: resurgence; rise; rising. (references) | |
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Common Expressions: emergence
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Emergence in games | Emergence is the principal that several items with simple behaviour can produce complex behaviour by following a set pattern of instructions. (references) | ||
| Emergence of early capitalism | The notion that capitalism can be divided into early, middle, and late periods is itself extremely controversial. Some scholars have found capitalism, or elements thereof, in very early times. Some philosophers consider capitalism not a time-bound practice or a historical era at all, but the recognition of some timeless elements of the human condition. (references) | ||
| Strong emergence | Strong Emergence is a type of emergence in which the emergent property is irreducible to its individual constituents. Some philosophers have proposed that qualia and consciousness demonstrate strong emergence. (references) | ||
| The Emergence of Modern Turkey | The Emergence of Modern Turkey is a book written by Middle-East historian Bernard Lewis. (references) | ||
| Weak emergence | Weak Emergence is a type of emergence in which the emergent property is reducible to its individual constituents. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: emergence
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Emergence (fish emergence) | Geology | Departure of fry from the incubation gravel into the water column. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: emergence | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Emergence | 91 | Emergence | 91 | |
| Emergence (Star Trek: The Next Generation) | 12 | Emergence (album) | 7 | |
| Strong emergence | 8 | Emergence (alternative meanings) | 3 | |
| Emergence (novel) | 8 | Emergence (novel) | 8 | |
| Emergence (album) | 7 | Emergence (Star Trek: The Next Generation) | 12 | |
| Season of the Emergence | 6 | Emergence BioEnergy | 3 | |
| Emergence International | 4 | Emergence International | 4 | |
| The Emergence of Modern Turkey | 3 | Season of the Emergence | 6 | |
| Emergence (alternative meanings) | 3 | Strong emergence | 8 | |
| Emergence BioEnergy | 3 | The Emergence of Modern Turkey | 3 | |
| Weak emergence | 2 | Weak emergence | 2 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
