The Emergence Machine

Annals

abstract · History · Level 5 · E9

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Emergence definition

Annals are a record of events in chronological order, built upon the understanding of change and history, where change drives the transformation of state or condition, and history preserves information from the past for future reference.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
annales
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0AnnalsHistoryRecordInformationPastChangePresentEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesAnnalsL5ChangeL1HistoryL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change is essential for grasping annals
  • History L4 (requires)
    history is a core concept needed to understand annals