Urgent vs. Emergent
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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 repairEmergentadjective
(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
