adjective
emergent
ih-MUR-junt/ɪˈmɜːrdʒənt/
Arising or developing from underlying processes or interactions.
The emergent shoot begins to rise above the soil.
Etymology
“Out” and “sink” underlie the image of something rising from what surrounds it. Applied beyond physical visibility, emergent describes something newly appearing or beginning to develop.
In context
these emergent technologies that exist that are sort of taking off in an economically favorable direction
More examples
- The study examined emergent patterns in the network.
- An emergent industry began attracting investment.
- The researchers identified an emergent form of collective behavior.
Forms
emergent
Similar words
- developing
- Developing means coming into being; emergent can emphasize arising from interactions among simpler parts.
- incipient
- Incipient means just beginning; emergent can describe a feature that becomes apparent through a process.