Weak Emergence

Weak Emergence (Mark Bedau, 1990s) – properties that emerge from the interactions of lower-level components and can, in principle, be explained or simulated from those interactions – even if computationally difficult. In Emergent Complexity terms, Weak Emergence is not Emergence at all.

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Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2025). “Weak Emergence” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.