The Emergence Machine

Communication

process · Linguistics · Level 6 · E9

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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

Communication occurs through the dynamic interaction of individuals, resulting in the transformation of meaning into a pattern of information exchange.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
communication
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0CommunicationBehaviorOrganismCellMeaningFormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAlbumL7AntennaL7ChirpL7CollaborateL7CommentL7CommunicationL6MeaningL3BehaviorL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Meaning L3 (requires)
    communication builds on the concept of meaning
  • Behavior L5 (requires)
    Communication requires understanding of behavior as a foundational concept.

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