noun the process of coming into view or becoming exposed after being concealed
In philosophy, emergence is a concept that explains how new properties, entities, or patterns arise from the interactions of simpler entities in a system.
In sociology, emergence refers to the way in which new social structures, norms, or behaviors can arise from the interactions of individuals within a society.
In biology, emergence refers to the arising of novel and coherent structures, patterns, and properties during the process of self-organization within complex systems.
In the study of complex systems, emergence describes how the interactions of individual components give rise to collective behavior that cannot be predicted from the properties of the individual components alone.
In the field of literature, emergence can refer to the sudden appearance of a new theme or style in writing that becomes popular or influential.
Psychologists may use the concept of emergence to describe how complex behaviors or mental processes arise from simpler, individual components in the mind.
Biologists may use emergence to describe how new properties or behaviors of a biological system can arise from the interactions of its individual components.
In computer science, emergence can refer to the appearance of complex behaviors or patterns in a system that are not explicitly programmed, but arise from the interactions of its individual components.
Urban planners may use the concept of emergence to describe how new patterns of development or growth in a city can arise from the interactions of various social, economic, and environmental factors.