Urgent vs. Emergent

Urgent vs. Emergent — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Urgent and Emergent

Urgentadjective

Requiring immediate attention.

An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.

Emergentadjective

Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.

Urgentadjective

compelling immediate action;

too pressing to permit of longer delaythe urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'bridges in urgent need of repair

Emergentadjective

(botany) Taller than the surrounding vegetation.

Emergentadjective

Having leaves and flowers above the water.

Emergentadjective

(video games) Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.

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Emergentadjective

Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction; constituting an emergency.

Emergentadjective

Having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually.

Emergentnoun

(botany) A plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot, leaves and flowers grow up and above the water.

Emergentadjective

coming into existence;

a nascent republic