The Emergence Machine

Among

relation · relation · Level 7 · E0

E0Spacetime

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Emergence definition

As groups form through the collection of organisms with a shared pattern and community, individuals find themselves surrounded by others within a shared space, giving rise to the relation of being among them, where the spatial expanse of the group becomes the context for complex behaviors and relationships to emerge.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
among
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0AmongGroupGoalObjectiveOrganismCausalityCellFormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesAmongL7SpaceL0GroupL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Space L0 (requires)
    Among is a spatial relation
  • Group L6 (requires) Sociology sense
    Among implies being within a group