2006-10-03 16:02:16 · 8 answers · asked by sammy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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2006-10-03 16:10:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Coming into view, existence, or notice: emergent spring shoots; an emergent political leader.
Emerging: emergent nations.
Rising above a surrounding medium, especially a fluid.
Arising or occurring unexpectedly: money laid aside for emergent contingencies.
Demanding prompt action; urgent.
Occurring as a consequence; resultant: economic problems emergent from the restriction of credit.
2006-10-03 23:07:52 · answer #2 · answered by AL 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Emergent
Pronunciation: i-'m&r-j&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin emergent-, emergens, present participle of emergere
1 a : arising unexpectedly b : calling for prompt action : URGENT
2 a : rising out of or as if out of a fluid
3 : arising as a natural or logical consequence
4 : newly formed or prominent
2006-10-03 23:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
e‧mer‧gent /ɪËmÉrdÊÉnt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[i-mur-juhnt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. coming into view or notice; issuing.
2. emerging; rising from a liquid or other surrounding medium.
3. coming into existence, esp. with political independence: the emergent nations of Africa.
4. arising casually or unexpectedly.
5. calling for immediate action; urgent.
6. Evolution. displaying emergence.
–noun 7. Ecology. an aquatic plant having its stem, leaves, etc., extending above the surface of the water.
2006-10-03 23:04:23 · answer #4 · answered by dr_mark_a_horn 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Emergence is the process of complex pattern formation from more basic constituent parts or behaviors.
This can be a dynamic process (occurring over time), such as the evolution of the human body over thousands of successive generations; or emergence can happen over disparate size scales, such as the interactions between a great number of neurons producing a human brain capable of thought (even though the constituent neurons are not individually capable of thought). The original term was "categorial novum" coined by Nicolai Hartmann.
2006-10-03 23:04:02 · answer #5 · answered by the Goddess Angel 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It could mean one of two things:
emerging as new or unexpectedly
OR
urgent (such as emergency)
2006-10-03 23:06:24 · answer #6 · answered by scotchbrandy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
another form of the word emerging
to come into existence
2006-10-03 23:04:05 · answer #7 · answered by Mr.Moo 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
New, nacent, cutting edge. Just being born, so to speak.
2006-10-03 23:03:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋