<s>
An	O
emergent	B-Algorithm
algorithm	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
algorithm	O
that	O
exhibits	O
emergent	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
essence	O
an	O
emergent	B-Algorithm
algorithm	I-Algorithm
implements	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
simple	O
building	O
block	O
behaviors	O
that	O
when	O
combined	O
exhibit	O
more	O
complex	O
behaviors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emergent	B-Algorithm
algorithm	I-Algorithm
has	O
the	O
following	O
characteristics	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
examples	O
of	O
emergent	B-Algorithm
algorithms	I-Algorithm
and	O
models	O
include	O
cellular	O
automata	O
,	O
artificial	B-Architecture
neural	I-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
and	O
swarm	B-Architecture
intelligence	I-Architecture
systems	O
(	O
ant	B-Algorithm
colony	I-Algorithm
optimization	I-Algorithm
,	O
bees	B-Algorithm
algorithm	I-Algorithm
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
