Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emergentism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: emer-gen-tism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief in emergence, particularly as it involves consciousness and the philosophy of mind, and as it contrasts (or not) with reductionism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From emergent + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: emergent

Usage

Inflected Forms

emergentisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

emergentist

Questions

What does emergentism mean?: The belief in emergence, particularly as it involves consciousness and the philosophy of mind, and as it contrasts (or not) with reductionism.
Where does emergentism come from?: From emergent + -ism.

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