The Emergence Machine

Clock

physical · Technology · Level 4 · 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

A clock provides measurement of time passing, which emerges from the combination of time, measurement, and mechanism, where time is the progression of events, measurement is the process of quantifying change, and mechanism is the device that enables this measurement.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “clock”. 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.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0ClockMechanismForceFormMeasurementStructureActionMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesClockL4TimeL0MeasurementL2MechanismL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Time L0 (requires)
    A clock measures and displays time
  • Measurement L2 (requires)
    A clock provides measurement of time passing
  • Mechanism L3 (requires)
    A clock is a mechanism