The Emergence Machine

Challenge

abstract · problem-solving · Level 13 · E9

E9Cultures

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 disruption or obstacle that requires a solution or answer, often involving a deviation from a known or expected pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L3L2L1L0ChallengeSolutionMoleculeAtomAnswerBuildingCellMomentum… intermediate l…FormLifeMassMovementActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesActivismL14Avant GardeL14InsurgencyL14OppositionL14Peremptory Chall…L14ChallengeL13AnswerL3SolutionL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Answer L3 (requires)
    A problem or obstacle that requires a solution or answer, often involving a deviation from a known or expected pattern.
  • Solution L12 (requires)
    A problem or obstacle that requires a solution or answer, often involving a deviation from a known or expected pattern.

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