The Emergence Machine

Callback

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E10Institutions

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

A function passed as an argument to be executed later, building on the predictable and repeatable pattern of transformation inherent in a function, and invoked upon completion of a computation.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
callback
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0CallbackComputationDataLogicCausalityFunctionSystemFormOperationProcessStructureActionChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCallbackL6FunctionL3ComputationL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Function L3 (requires)
    A callback is a function passed as an argument to be executed later
  • Computation L5 (requires)
    A callback is invoked upon completion of a computation