emergent
See also: émergent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
emergent (comparative more emergent, superlative most emergent)
- Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
- (botany) Taller than the surrounding vegetation.
- (botany, of a water-dwelling plant) Having leaves and flowers above the water.
- (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.
- 2008, Jim Rossignol, This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities (page 126)
- Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction; constituting an emergency.
- (philosophy, sciences) Having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
(botany) Taller than the surrounding vegetation.
Having leaves and flowers above the water.
Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.
Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction; constituting an emergency.
Noun[edit]
emergent (plural emergents)
- (botany) A plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot, leaves and flowers grow up and above the water.
References[edit]
- emergent at OneLook Dictionary Search
- emergent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
ēmergent