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emergence

emergence

56 4.9
A process where something appears and becomes known or important
  • noun
  • /ɪˈmɜrdʒəns/
translation icon : aparición
  • Answers to these and related questions will help us further understand the emergence of popular nationalism in Russia.
  • the emergence of new technologies
  • gradual emergence
  • lead to the emergence

So what do you make of the emergence of complexity from simple rules?

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Examples

  • The emergence of quantum effects on a macroscopic level.

  • So what do you make of the emergence of complexity from simple rules?

  • We should expect the emergence of more resistance to a variety of issues.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Technological advances are leading to the emergence of new businesses and new ways of doing business.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Demand for their specialized skill and products set in motion the emergence of a ruling class.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So should we welcome or fear the emergence of omnipresent computing?

  • Technological change alone cannot account for the emergence of the new energy paradigm.

    Academic text (1999)
  • For instance, we suggested that cultural heterogeneity may contribute to the emergence of coordination and communication problems.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The old bipolar rivalry has given way to the emergence of new regional forces and tensions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The emergence of new technologies is transforming how we communicate daily.

Synonyms

discovery
vsemergence
331 1.0

Finding or learning something new that was not known before

focuses on the process of becoming visible or important rather than the act of finding
exposure
vsemergence
88 3.9

Making a secret or hidden thing known to people

describes the natural rise into notice rather than intentional revealing
surfacing
vsemergence
4 4.8

The act of something hidden becoming known or seen

is wider, covering becoming important or known as well as appearing
unfoldment
vsemergence
1 7.2

A slow process of something being shown and developed

refers more generally to the act of coming into view or notice
egression
vsemergence
9.8

An act of coming out or appearing, like gas, people and new evidence

is the broader process of becoming visible, known, or important
emersion
vsemergence
  • Specialized
9.9

The act of coming into view after being hidden, for example when the sun appears after an eclipse

is the general rise into notice rather than a context-specific reappearance
eclosion
vsemergence
9.9

A sudden appearance of something new like an idea or movement

covers both sudden and gradual rises rather than only abrupt appearances
unfolding
vsemergence
4.1

A slow change in events that becomes clearer over time

is about becoming visible or important, not only slow step-by-step development

Antonyms

65 3.7

A person or thing not seen where it was before

33 7.4

A time when a person or thing is unknown and not noticed

How Noticeable

prominence
40 5.6
emergence
56 4.9
appearance
408 2.6
to rise
65 2.6
start
1.0

Surface Forms

emergence singular
emergences plural

Morphology

emergence = emerge (transparent) = emerge + ence

Standard nominalization from the verb 'emerge' with the suffix '-ence'; the noun denotes the process or state of emerging and is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

The word emergence comes from Latin parts e- 'out' and mergere 'to dip', and it gave us the verb emerge, like something rising out of water. So emergence is the moment when something appears or becomes known after being hidden.