The Emergence Machine

Companion

relation · Level 8 · E9

E9Cultures

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 person who shares experiences and travels alongside another, emerging from the understanding of time as the progression from past through present to future, and the person as a mammal and organism.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0CompanionPersonBodyAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCompanionL8TimeL0PersonL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Time L0 (requires)
    Companionship is a social bond of shared time and mutual presence
  • Person L7 (requires)
    A companion is a person who shares experiences and travels alongside another