murmuration
UK /ˌmɝməˈɹeɪʃən/ US /ˌmɝməˈɹeɪʃən/
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
An act or instance of murmuring.
2
A flock of starlings, in particular when swarming in swirling patterns.
"Oh! I wasted most of my morning crawling to a murmuration of starlings, which I foolishly mistook for congregation of plover."
The same dynamics can be seen in starlings: On clear winter evenings, murmurations of the tiny blackish birds gather in Rome’s sunset skies, wheeling about like rustling cloth.
3
An emergent order in a multi-agent social system.
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