The Emergence Machine

Collection

abstract · classification · 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

Collection: A group of objects or items gathered together based on a shared characteristic or arrangement.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
collection
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL1L0CollectionPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesOccupancy Freque…L2SetL2TicketL2FeeL3Hastes De Madeir…L3CollectionL1PatternL0SpaceL0E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Collection requires understanding of pattern as a foundational concept.
  • Space L0 (requires)
    Understanding space provides context for the pattern-based concept of collection

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