The Emergence Machine

After

abstract · temporal · Level 8 · E0

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A point in time following an initial moment or event, marking a subsequent occurrence or sequence.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
after
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0AfterFollowGroupGoal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesAfterL8FollowL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Follow L7 (requires)
    After: A point in time following an initial moment or event, marking a subsequent occurrence or sequence.