Definition: Emergent Behavior

By Jack Krupansky

An emergent behavior is a behavior of a complex adaptive system which comes about as a result of emergence and cannot be deduced from the components of the system.

May be considered a synonym for an emergent property.

May also be considered a synonym for emergence.

See the Wikipedia article on emergence.

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