emergessuch

Emergessuch is a coined term used in discussions of emergent phenomena to denote a class of system-level properties that arise from interactions among components and are not properties of any single component. In common usage, emergessuch refers to instances where the collective behavior of a network, swarm, or organization produces outcomes that are qualitatively new relative to the parts, and for which predictive, bottom-up explanations are difficult or impossible.

The term is not widely standardized in peer‑reviewed scholarship. Its exact definition and scope vary by author, but most usages place emergessuch between weak emergence (predictable in principle from the parts but not in practice) and strong emergence (unpredictable even in principle). Some writers emphasize the role of interaction structure, including feedback loops, thresholds, and phase transitions, as prerequisites for emergessuch effects.

In practice, emergessuch has appeared in online essays, conference abstracts, and niche discussions within complexity science, artificial life, and organizational theory. It is sometimes used as a less loaded alternative to strong emergence, or as a catch-all label for surprising macro-level patterns that resist straightforward reductionism.

Potential examples commonly cited include flocking patterns in sensor nets, market macrostructures arising from agent interactions, and consciousness-like properties in artificial systems; however, these examples remain contested and are not universally accepted as emergessuch. See also: emergence, complex systems, self-organization, strong emergence.