The Emergence Machine

Academic Year

abstract · time · Level 4 · E0

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Emergence definition

An academic year is a recurring, fixed period of time that builds upon the span of a measurable extent or length of time, where academic pursuits unfold as a sequence of changes driven by energy and occurring over time, resulting in a predictable and repeatable pattern of transformation, and educational activities and events occur in a regular cycle.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “academic year” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “academic year”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0Academic YearAcademicSpanDurationProcessActionChangeQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesYear TimeL5Fiscal YearL11Academic YearL4AcademicL3SpanL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Academic L3 (requires)
    An academic year is a recurring, fixed period of time typically spanning twelve months, marked by a regular cycle of educational activities and events in educational institutions.
  • Span L3 (requires)
    An academic year is a recurring, fixed period of time typically spanning twelve months, marked by a regular cycle of educational activities and events in educational institutions.

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