The Emergence Machine

Chance

abstract · modality · Level 6 · 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.

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Emergence definition

Chance emerges from the interplay between possibility and the inherent variability of outcomes, where the outcome is uncertain and subject to variation.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ChancePossibilityLogicCausalityFormOutcomeStructureChangeExistenceMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesLuckyL11ChanceL6PatternL0OutcomeL2PossibilityL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    The interplay between pattern and possibility is a critical aspect of chance.
  • Outcome L2 (requires)
    Chance: A probabilistic occurrence that arises from the interplay between pattern and possibility, where the outcome is uncertain and subject to variation.
  • Possibility L5 (requires)
    Chance: A probabilistic occurrence that arises from the interplay between pattern and possibility, where the outcome is uncertain and subject to variation.

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