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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