The Emergence Machine

Checkers

abstract · Level 9 · E9

E9Cultures

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Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Checkers follows a pattern of movement on a grid, which is a repeated or regular arrangement of elements that can be detected and interpreted by an organism.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0CheckersThoughtMindCognitionExperienceMemory… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCheckersL9ThoughtL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Thought L8 (requires)
    Checkers requires strategic thought