The Emergence Machine

Cause

abstract · causality · Level 2 · E0

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A cause is the initiating factor that sets in motion a sequence of change, leveraging the fundamental transformation of state or condition from one to another, as defined by change, to alter the pattern of events or circumstances surrounding an event or situation, as characterized by circumstance.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “cause” 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
cause
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0SituationPeopleSocietyCommunityPersonBodyCooperationGroup… intermediate l…CauseFormLifeStructureChangeCircumstanceActionCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Cause requires understanding of change as a foundational concept.
  • Circumstance L1 (requires)
    A cause is an event, action, or condition that initiates a change in a pattern of events or circumstances.

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