The Emergence Machine

Circumstance

abstract · context · Level 1 · 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

Circumstance: A situation or set of conditions that surround an event or situation, characterized by a unique pattern of space and matter.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “circumstance”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
circumstance
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0SituationPeopleSocietyCommunityPersonBodyCooperationGroup… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureCircumstanceActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCauseL2ConditionL2Meisner TechniqueL12CircumstanceL1PatternL0SpaceL0SituationL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Circumstance requires understanding of pattern as a foundational concept.
  • Space L0 (requires)
    Understanding space provides context for the pattern-based concept of circumstance
  • Situation L9 (requires) mutual
    SimLex 7.85 — circumstance/situation near-synonym

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