emergence
the act of coming into view
The act of coming out from somewhere or from a situation so that people can see you or notice you.
the emergence of [someone/something] from [a place/situation]
- Their sudden emergence from the fog startled the hikers.
- After months of isolation, her emergence from the hospital was emotional for the whole family.
- The bird’s quiet emergence from the nest went unnoticed at first.
- The company’s emergence from bankruptcy took several difficult years.
- The film follows his emergence from a troubled past into a more hopeful life.
- We waited for the singer’s emergence from the stage door.
- After the storm, the town celebrated its slow emergence from crisis.
- Her emergence from the room was a surprise to everyone.
- The country’s emergence from war took a long time.
- Their emergence from the cave was shown on live TV.
the rise or development of something
The slow rise of something new or small until it becomes important or well known.
the emergence of [idea/industry/country/person] (as [a role])
- The emergence of social media has changed how people communicate.
- Economists are studying the emergence of a new middle class in the region.
- The film explores the emergence of a young politician as a national figure.
- Historians debate the emergence of modern democracy in Europe.
- The rapid emergence of new technologies can make older skills obsolete.
- We have seen the emergence of many new jobs in tech.
- The book describes the emergence of the modern city.
- Many people worry about the emergence of new diseases.
- The emergence of women leaders has changed the company culture.
- The teacher spoke about the emergence of the internet in the 1990s.
complex properties arising from simple parts
In science, the idea that very simple things can join together and create new, complex behavior that you would not guess by only looking at the small parts.
the emergence of [property/behavior] from [system/process]
- Researchers argue that consciousness might be an example of emergence in the brain.
- In complexity science, emergence describes how simple rules can generate highly intricate patterns.
- The book provides a clear introduction to emergence and its role in artificial intelligence.
- Physicists debate whether the emergence of time can be explained from more basic physical laws.
- The game is used in class to demonstrate the emergence of crowd behavior from individual decisions.
- In class, we talked about emergence in complex systems.
- Some scientists say that life is an example of emergence.
- This simple computer game shows the emergence of a moving pattern.
- The teacher used birds flying together to explain emergence.
- Emergence is an important idea in modern physics and biology.
coming out of an insect or organism
In biology, when an insect or other animal comes out from an egg, a pupa, or the ground and starts its active life.
the emergence of [species/individuals] from [egg/pupa/soil]
- The timing of mosquito emergence is closely linked to temperature and rainfall.
- We recorded the daily emergence of adults from the pupae over three weeks.
- The mass emergence of cicadas filled the forest with a loud, constant sound.
- Light levels can affect the emergence of many nocturnal insect species.
- Researchers synchronized the emergence of the flies for the experiment.
- The emergence of the butterflies happens in late spring.
- Scientists watched the emergence of insects from the soil.
- We measured the date of each insect’s emergence from the pupa.
- The mass emergence of the bugs surprised the farmers.
- Weather can change the time of insect emergence.
- Base: emergence
- Plural: emergence, emergences
emergence from
1used before naming what is exited
A common phrase used before saying the place or situation that someone or something comes out of.
- Their emergence from the cave was broadcast live.
- The country’s slow emergence from recession took nearly a decade.
- Scientists recorded the insects’ emergence from the soil.
emergence theory
1theory about emergent properties
A scientific or philosophical theory that explains how new, complex things appear when many simple things interact.
- Emergence theory challenges purely reductionist explanations of the mind.
- Some philosophers use emergence theory to discuss free will.
- In the seminar, we compared emergence theory with traditional systems theory.
the emergence of
1used before naming what is rising
A common phrase used before saying what new thing is starting to appear or become important.
- The emergence of new technologies has changed the job market.
- Many books discuss the emergence of modern nationalism in Europe.
- We are witnessing the emergence of a more active youth movement.