The Emergence Machine

Bank

abstract · Economics · Level 16 · E11

E11Organizations

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

bank emerges from money + organization.

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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.

thisfoundationsL16L15L14L13L7L2L1L0BankLoanMoneyTradeCommunityMindOrganization… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCentral BankL17Commercial BankL17DepositL17Investment BankL17BankL16OrganizationL7LoanL15E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organization L7 (requires) Work/Occupation sense
    A financial organization that accepts deposits, provides loans, and facilitates the exchange of money.
  • Loan L15 (requires)
    A financial organization that accepts deposits, provides loans, and facilitates the exchange of money.

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