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emergence
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e·mer·gence  (-mûrjns)
n.
1. The act or process of emerging.
2. A superficial outgrowth of plant tissue, such as the prickle of a rose.

emergence [ɪˈmɜːdʒəns]
n
1. the act or process of emerging
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) an outgrowth, such as a prickle, that contains no vascular tissue and does not develop into stem, leaf, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.emergence - the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
rise - a growth in strength or number or importance
2.emergence - the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"
beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
eruption - the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
dissilience - the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe
3.emergence - the act of emerging
appearance - the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
4.emergence - the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
surfacing - emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
emission, emanation - the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

emergence
noun
1. coming, development, arrival, surfacing, rise, appearance, arising, turning up, issue, dawn, advent, emanation, materialization the emergence of new democracies in Central Europe
2. disclosure, publishing, broadcasting, broadcast, publication, declaration, revelation, becoming known, becoming apparent, coming to light, becoming evident Following the emergence of new facts, the conviction was quashed.
Translations
emergence [ɪˈmɜːdʒəns] Naparición f
emergence [ɪˈmɜːrəns] n
[new nation] → naissance f; [industry] → apparition f; [religion, movement] → émergence f
the emergence of sb as sth → l'émergence de qn comme qch
(= coming out) (from house, building) [person] → apparition f
emergence
nAuftauchen nt; (of new nation etc)Entstehung f; (of theory, school of thought)Aufkommen nt
emergence [ɪˈmɜːdʒns] n (of new ideas, theory) → apparizione f; (of submarine) → emersione f; (of nation) → nascita


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When chaos theory is applied to career development, individuals are understood as complex dynamic systems, and career can be understood as an emergent property of the interaction of individuals as systems with the rest of the world, which is also understood in terms of being multiple embedded systems (for a taxonomy of such systems refer to Patton & McMahon, 1999).
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