emergence

8 definitions • 19 examples

the fact of something becoming known or starting to exist:

emergence of the emergence of a new strain of the HIV virus

One notable trend was the emergence of a new type of software.

Language has not always kept up with the emergence of new types of family.

emergence as China's emergence as an economic power

the action of appearing by coming out from behind something:

My favourite moment of the evening was the drummer's emergence from behind her drum kit to sing.

Unfortunately, I misjudged the timing of my emergence.

the action of a plant appearing above the surface of the soil after it has been planted as a seed:

In temperate regions, sunflowers require approximately 11 days from planting to emergence.

These varieties of chickpea and maize were found to have faster emergence and better drought tolerance.

the action of an insect coming out of an egg or cocoon (= a covering that protects the form of an insect that is developing into an adult):

emergence of The timing of natural events such as the leafing of trees, the nesting of birds and the emergence of insects are being altered by rising atmospheric temperatures.

The larvae on the cabbage leaf were checked daily until the emergence of adult moths.

Millions of cicadas burst from the ground in one of the largest insect emergences on earth.

the fact of someone or something coming to the end of a difficult period or experience:

emergence from the country's emergence from bankruptcy

He has been an advocate for mental healthcare since his own emergence from terrible depression five years ago.

the development of particular patterns, properties, or behaviours in parts of complex systems that happen only when the parts of the system interact, and that the parts do not have on their own:

The concept of emergence dates back to Aristotle or even further.

Some types of emergence involve incredible complexity emerging from simple elements, as with the emergence of the universe’s structure in a few microseconds after the Big Bang.

weak emergence Cases of weak emergence imply that the whole only appears to exceed the sum of its parts.

strong emergence If a new entity is formed with new, emergent properties, which cannot be understood or predicted based only on an understanding of the entity's components, this is called strong emergence.

the process of appearing:

The agreement set the stage for the company's emergence from bankruptcy.

the process of becoming known or developing:

The emergence of a pandemic flu virus is not only inevitable, but overdue.