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Emergent

/ɪˈmɜrdʒənt/
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(adj) Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.

Life is an emergent property of chemistry.
Consciousness is an emergent property of the brain.
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Biologists are tracking ____ patterns of behavior in the migratory bird species.

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