# Invariant 3.13 — 3.13 Emergence / "more is different"

slug: oip-invariant-13-313-emergence-more-is-different · https://miscsubjects.com/a/oip-invariant-13-313-emergence-more-is-different · tags: philosophy, oip, catalogue, invariant, systems-theory · updated 2026-07-17T02:36:14.244Z

# Invariant: 3.13 Emergence / "more is different"

### 3.13 Emergence / "more is different"
New laws at new levels, not reducible to the parts. **Sources:** Anderson; Laughlin; Santa Fe complexity. **Domains:** all. **Dual:** strong reductionism. **Tier:** T1 phenomenon / T3 interpretation. **Falsifier:** every higher-level regularity fully derived from micro-laws with no new principle. **Maps:** A₃, A₉ (interlock).

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## Corpus map
- Same invariant, other planes: [Catalogue node C21](/a/oip-node-c21-emergence-more-is-different) · [Encyclopedia C21](/a/convergence-encyclopedia-c21)
- Inventory hub: [Convergence Catalogue — Public Article](/a/oip-convergence-public-article)