Emergent Property (glossary)
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Property of a system that is meaningful only at higher levels of the organization of a system and results from increased complexity at higher levels -- adapted from (Checkland 1999, p. 78)
Sources
Checkland, P. 1999. Systems Thinking, Systems Practice. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Discussion
Also, see definition of emergence and the Emergence article.
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- Outline
- Table of Contents
- Part 1: SEBoK Introduction
- Part 2: Foundations of Systems Engineering
- Systems Fundamentals
- Systems Science
- Systems Thinking
- Representing Systems with Models
- Systems Approach Applied to Engineered Systems
- Overview of Systems Approaches
- Engineered System Context
- Identifying and Understanding Problems and Opportunities
- Synthesizing Possible Solutions
- Analysis and Selection between Alternative Solutions
- Implementing and Proving a Solution
- Deploying, Using, and Sustaining Systems to Solve Problems
- Stakeholder Responsibility
- Applying the Systems Approach
- Part 3: SE and Management
- Part 4: Applications of Systems Engineering
- Part 5: Enabling Systems Engineering
- Part 6: Related Disciplines
- Part 7: SE Implementation Examples
- Matrix of Implementation Examples
- Implementation Examples
- Commercial Examples
- Complex Adaptive Taxi Service Scheduler
- Denver Baggage Handling
- Global Positioning System
- Global Positioning System II
- Next Generation Medical Infusion Pump
- Medical Radiation
- Project Management for a Complex Adaptive Operating System
- Russian Space Agency Project Management Systems
- Successful Business Transformation
- Government Examples
- Combined Examples
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