The Emergence Machine

Accident

abstract · event · Level 7 · E9

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Emergence definition

An accident is the unforeseen outcome of an experienced event triggered by an unintended cause, where the sequence of change is not anticipated or controlled, resulting in an unexpected transformation of state or condition.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
accident
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0SituationPeopleSocietyAccidentCommunityPersonBodyCooperationExperienceGroup… intermediate l…CauseFormLifeStructureActionChangeCircumstanceCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesAccidentL7CauseL2ExperienceL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cause L2 (requires)
    Accidents result from unintended causes
  • Experience L6 (requires)
    An accident is an event that is experienced