The Emergence Machine

Competition

abstract · Economics · Level 13 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

Competition arises from the contest between rivals within a society, where groups engage in production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services through markets, governed by the rules of a game, and facilitated by communication and pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L9L8L6L2L1L0CompetitionExchangeMarketProductionPrincipalEconomyGameRecreationSocietyCompetition Abst…CooperationGroup… intermediate l…FormLifePhysical ActivityStructureDistributionActionChangeCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAthleteL14ChampionL14ChampionshipL14Competition EcoL14Entertainment Sp…L14CompetitionL13DistributionL1GroupL6SocietyL8GameL9ExchangeL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Distribution L1 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to competition, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.
  • Group L6 (requires) polysemous
    Understanding group is foundational to the social concept of competition
  • Society L8 (requires)
    Contest between rivals -- prerequisite: society
  • Game L9 (requires)
    Contest between rivals -- prerequisite: game
  • Exchange L12 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to competition, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.
  • Market L12 (definitional) Economics sense
    Market is part of the definition of competition.

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