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	A property of a system or aggregated whole which is not shared by components of the system or the constituents of that body. So, “wetness” is a property of water, but not of a molecule of H<sub>2</sub>0. “Consciousness” is an property of a brain, but not the neural activity in a brain.<ref>This paradox has derailed the philosophy of mind for hundred of years.</ref> “[[Bureaucracy]]” is an emergent property of a [[financial services]] organisation, not the individual communications within that organisation that make up the organisation. Well, not many of them, anyway.		A property of a system or aggregated whole which is not shared by components of the system or the constituents of that body. So, “wetness” is a property of water, but not of a molecule of H<sub>2</sub>0. “Consciousness” is an property of a brain, but not the neural activity in a brain.<ref>This paradox has derailed the philosophy of mind for hundred of years.</ref> “[[Bureaucracy]]” is an emergent property of a [[financial services]] organisation, not the individual communications within that organisation that make up the organisation. Well, not many of them, anyway.