emergent behavior

Emergent behavior refers to complex outcomes that arise from simple interactions among individual components in a system. In nature and society, these behaviors cannot be predicted by examining the parts alone. For example, the coordinated movement of a flock of birds or the traffic patterns in a city emerge from the basic rules followed by each bird or car. Emergent behavior highlights how larger, complex patterns and structures can develop from relatively straightforward rules or behaviors, demonstrating the interconnectedness of parts within a system.