The Emergence Machine

Chaos

abstract · Philosophy · Level 2 · E0

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Emergence definition

Chaos emerges when established patterns are disrupted by change over time, creating complete disorder and confusion.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0ChaosChangeEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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thisprerequisitesChaosL2ChangeL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Complete disorder and confusion -- prerequisite: change