The Emergence Machine

Commodity

abstract · Economics · Level 13 · E10

E10Institutions

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 commodity emerges from the intersection of production, which creates goods and services through communication and pattern, and exchange, which facilitates the trading of these goods and services, all within the context of a market that enables the exchange between individuals and groups.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
commodity
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L9L2L1L0CommodityExchangeMarketProductionPrincipalEconomy… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureSubstanceDistributionActionChangeCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCommodityL13DistributionL1EconomyL9ExchangeL12MarketL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Distribution L1 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to commodity, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.
  • Economy L9 (requires)
    This is an economics/finance concept; understanding economy comes first
  • Exchange L12 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to commodity, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.
  • Market L12 (foundational) Economics sense
    Market provides the foundational basis for understanding commodity.