The Emergence Machine

Confederation

abstract · Politics · 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

confederation emerges from government. It requires space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “confederation” 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
confederation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L8L5L2L1L0ConfederationAssociationBondAtomCoordinateParticleGovernmentAngleAnimalEquator… intermediate l…BeingConstantForceFormActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesConfederationL13GovernmentL5CoordinateL8AssociationL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Government L5 (required)
    A confederation is a political union of semi-autonomous governments or states that retain sovereignty while coordinating on matters of common interest.
  • Coordinate L8 (requires)
    A confederation is a voluntary association of sovereign states or governments that coordinate on shared interests while maintaining their individual autonomy and decision-making authority.
  • Association L12 (requires)
    A confederation is a voluntary association of sovereign states or governments that coordinate on shared interests while maintaining their individual autonomy and decision-making authority.