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emergent

[ih-mur-juhnt] / ɪˈmɜr dʒənt /


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A pair of scientists make the case for a natural law that accounts for emergent order.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Arguably war, especially in its modern version, is an emergent phenomenon triggered by a host of factors, but not by some genetic impulse we can’t be rid of.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

As scientists continue to explore how geometry shapes quantum behavior, such emergent magnetic states could play an important role in developing energy efficient, post-CMOS computing technologies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

“To frame the discussion, 25 to 30 years ago, the key emergent risk was corporate credit risk,” he said, noting out that the U.S. federal government “actually ran some surpluses then.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

He leaned toward them and said, “In object-oriented programming, discrete software objects interfaced more freely, in a system of corporate service provision that mirrored the emergent structures of late capitalism.”

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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