emergence
The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.
Other meanings
The arising of emergent structure in complex systems.
An outgrowth from the surface, such as a prickle or wart, differing from hairs in arising from more than the superficial cells, and from spines in arising from a few layers only.
Synonyms
- growth
Word history
From French "émergence".
Where this comes from
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