emergent phenomenon
collocation in Englishmeaningsofemergingandphenomenon
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emerging
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈmɜː.dʒɪŋ/us/ɪˈmɝː.dʒɪŋ/
starting ...
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phenomenon
noun[C]
uk/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/us/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual ...
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By controlling the density of vocal events, our algorithmic tools supplied a way to deal with thisemergentphenomenon.
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In particular, to identify theemergentphenomenondifferent concepts and theories from those used to describe the micro-level activities are generally required.
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Furthermore, since anemergentphenomenonis observable over time, some form of self-maintained and dynamic equilibrium is also needed.
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On the other hand, anemergentphenomenonoriginates from nonlinear activities at the micro-level.
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In this view, rationality is anemergentphenomenon, and rational rules are only a rough and approximate explanation of human behavior.
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Near these equilibriums, a system has the ability to self-organize giving rise to anemergentphenomenon.
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This is also related to the notion ofemergentphenomenon.
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It is what is frequently referred to as self-organization andemergentphenomenon.
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We need to establish a common, consensual and operational meaning of these terms to enable researchers to know whether their artificial systems are self-organizing or whether there isemergentphenomenon.
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Its best interpretation, then, is that it is anemergentphenomenon, an extension of existing erudition.
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Quasiparticles are none of these; instead they are an "emergentphenomenon" that occurs inside the solid.
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Similarly, models of condensed matter systems have been studied where collective excitations behave like photons and electrons, thereby describing electromagnetism as anemergentphenomenon.
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It is presented as anemergentphenomenoncatalyzed by parallelization of the human psyche through the cyberbrain networks.
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Instead of attempting to eliminate emergent phenomena, it could be interesting to explore how this might be deliberately achieved and harnessed.
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The micro-level causes the emergent phenomena and the macro-level constrains the behaviour of the entities at the micro-level.
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They are not a new elementary particle, but rather are anemergentphenomenonin systems of everyday particles (protons, neutrons, electrons, photons); in other words, they are quasi-particles.
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Force networks are anemergentphenomenonthat are created by the complex interaction of the individual grains of material and the patterns of pressure applied within the material.
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Therefore, the role of the observer is fundamental in identification of emergent phenomena.
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Several researchers have highlighted numerous such properties of emergent phenomena.
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Such systems exhibit emergent phenomena originating from numerous interacting components, for example, intelligent objects and agents.
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