The Emergence Machine

Consensus

abstract · Computing · Level 10 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

consensus requires distributed-system, computation.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
consensus
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L3L2L1L0ConsensusDistributed SystemCooperateOrganizationSoftwareCausalityCellNetwork… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeOperationActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesHuman AgreementL11MiningL17Proof Of StakeL17Proof Of WorkL17Smart ContractL17ConsensusL10SoftwareL3Distributed SystemL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Software L3 (requires)
    consensus builds on the concept of software
  • Distributed System L9 (requires)
    Consensus is a mechanism in distributed systems where multiple nodes agree on a shared value or state despite potential failures or network issues.

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