The Emergence Machine

Asset

abstract · Economics · Level 10 · E10

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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

asset emerges from property + value.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0AssetEconomyPropertySocietyCommunityPersonRight… intermediate l…FutureValueForceFormActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesFinancial AssetL11FuturesL13HedgingL14PortfolioL16AssetL10FutureL2ValueL2PropertyL8EconomyL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Future L2 (requires)
    An asset is a property with economic value that can be owned, controlled, or managed to generate future benefits or returns.
  • Value L2 (requires) polysemous
    An asset is a property with economic value that can be owned, controlled, or managed to generate future benefits or returns.
  • Property L8 (definitional)
    Property is part of the definition of asset.
  • Economy L9 (requires)
    This is an economics/finance concept; understanding economy comes first

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