The Emergence Machine

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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

The back is the posterior aspect of an object or being, located opposite the front, situated at the rear or behind a central axis, which provides a sense of spatial awareness and direction.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0BackFrontBodyAnimalOpposite… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBackL8OppositeL5FrontL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Opposite L5 (requires)
    The posterior aspect of an object or being, located opposite the front, situated at the rear or behind a central axis.
  • Front L7 (requires)
    The posterior aspect of an object or being, located opposite the front, situated at the rear or behind a central axis.