As adjectives the difference between imperative and emergent
is that
imperative is while
emergent is emerging (in the process of emerging).
As a verb emergent is
.
imperative English
Alternative forms
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Adjective
( en adjective)
essential
- It is imperative that you come here right now.
(computing theory) Having a semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
(grammar) of, or relating to the imperative mood
Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.
- imperative orders
* Bishop Hall
- The suits of kings are imperative .
Noun
(uncountable, grammar) The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
- The verbs in sentences like "Do it!" and "Say what you like!" are in the imperative .
(countable, grammar) A verb in imperative mood.
(countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
- Visiting Berlin is an imperative .
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Synonyms
* (grammatical mood) imperative mood
Derived terms
* first imperative (Latin grammar)
* second imperative (Latin grammar)
* categorical imperative
Coordinate terms
* (in grammar) assertoric, interrogative
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emergent English
(emergence)
Adjective
( en adjective)
(lb) Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction; constituting an emergency.
* 1918 , The Missionary Review of the World , volume 41, page 818:
- In all these great and vital things which America has discovered to be emergent necessities,
Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
(botany) Taller than the surrounding vegetation.
(botany, of a water-dwelling plant) Having leaves and flowers above the water.
(video games) Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.
* 2008 , Jim Rossignol, This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities (page 126)
- In short, emergent games are ones that allow a huge range of possibilities and don't dictate a strict, linear flow of events. A strategy game is emergent because so many units can interact and have some effect on each other.
Derived terms
* emergent evolution
* emergently
Noun
( en noun)
(botany) A plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot, leaves and flowers grow up and above the water.
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