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Emergent

ɪˈməːdʒ(ə)nt

Emergent definitions

adjective

Inflections:

emergent

in the process of coming into being or becoming prominent

"blockchains are still an emergent technology"

Synonyms:
emerging beginning coming out arising dawning
- (of a property) arising as an effect of complex causes and not analysable simply as the sum of their effects
of or denoting a plant which is taller than the surrounding vegetation, especially a tall tree in a forest
- of or denoting a water plant with leaves and flowers that appear above the water surface

noun

Inflections:

emergent emergents