emergent

See also: émergent

English

Etymology

See emerge, emergency.

Adjective

emergent (comparative more emergent, superlative most emergent)

  1. Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
  2. (botany) Taller than the surrounding vegetation.
  3. (botany, of a water-dwelling plant) Having leaves and flowers above the water.
  4. (video games) Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.
    • 2008, Jim Rossignol, This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities (page 126)
      In short, emergent games are ones that allow a huge range of possibilities and don't dictate a strict, linear flow of events. A strategy game is emergent because so many units can interact and have some effect on each other.
  5. Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction; constituting an emergency.
  6. (philosophy, sciences) Having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

emergent (plural emergents)

  1. (botany) A plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot, leaves and flowers grow up and above the water.

References

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [emɛʁˈɡɛnt]
  • Hyphenation: emer‧gent

Adjective

emergent (not comparable)

  1. emergent

Declension
Declension of emergent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist emergent sie ist emergent es ist emergent sie sind emergent
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative emergenter emergente emergentes emergente
genitive emergenten emergenter emergenten emergenter
dative emergentem emergenter emergentem emergenten
accusative emergenten emergente emergentes emergente
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der emergente die emergente das emergente die emergenten
genitive des emergenten der emergenten des emergenten der emergenten
dative dem emergenten der emergenten dem emergenten den emergenten
accusative den emergenten die emergente das emergente die emergenten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein emergenter eine emergente ein emergentes (keine) emergenten
genitive eines emergenten einer emergenten eines emergenten (keiner) emergenten
dative einem emergenten einer emergenten einem emergenten (keinen) emergenten
accusative einen emergenten eine emergente ein emergentes (keine) emergenten

Further reading

Latin

Verb

ēmergent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of ēmergō
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