This is a definition at a general level, applicable to any system with an identity of its own, for example living organisms and social bodies. Emergence brings into existence a system or whole whose complete quality is not predictable from those of its component systems or predecessors. With the emergence of a baby boy, their lives changed forever. Jean enjoyed the evolution of her repertoire as she learned how to play new chords. The devolution of Colombian society following La Bogotazo in the 1950s was frightening.
Bifurcation changes a course suddenly and comprehensively during periods of chaos.
Unification gathers entities into wholeness. The unification of our disparate theories might result in a clearer path for all.