The Emergence Machine

Candidate

abstract · Politics · Level 9 · E10

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

candidate emerges from democracy. It requires space.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
candidate
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0CandidateDemocracyRightLaw… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCandidateL9DemocracyL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Democracy L8 (required) Politics sense
    A candidate is a person seeking political office through democratic processes, requiring understanding of how citizens select representatives through election.