The Emergence Machine

Citizen

physical · Society · Level 11 · E11

E11Organizations

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

A citizen is a member of a nation who adheres to its laws and norms.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L3L2L1L0CitizenNationCultureSocietyRuleCausalityCellMeaning… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCitizenL11RuleL3NationL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Rule L3 (requires) polysemous
    Legal member of a state or nation -- prerequisite: rule
  • Nation L10 (requires) polysemous
    Legal member of a state or nation -- prerequisite: nation