The Emergence Machine

Computer

physical · Technology · Level 6 · 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

computer requires processor, computer-memory, system, pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ComputerMachineToolMaterialSoftwareForceFormInformationStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesFeature ExtractionL7Linked ListL7Snap FastenerL7Bank MemoryL8Natural Language…L8ComputerL6EnergyL0MachineL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Energy L0 (requires)
    Remediation: break cycle
  • Machine L5 (requires)
    A computer is an electronic machine that processes data

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