For other uses see Emergence and Emergency. "cathedral" mound produced by a termite colony: a classic example of emergence in nature.]] In philosophy, systems theory and the sciences, emergence refers to the way complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions. Emergence is central to the theory of complex systems. Definitions The concept behind the term has been in use since at least the time of Aristotle.Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book H, 1045:8-10 John Stuart Mill"The chemical combination of two substances produces, as is well known, a third substance with properties different from those of either of the two substances separately, or of both of them taken together" and Julian HuxleyJulian Huxley: "now and again there is a sudden rapid passage to a totally new and more comprehensive type of order or organization, w

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