The Emergence Machine

Conservation (Nat sense)

abstract · environment · Level 7 · E8

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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 system's ability to maintain its state over time can be thought of as the preservation of its inherent properties and functions, but this definition is incomplete without a clear understanding of what constitutes a system.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
conservation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Conservation NatConservationAnimalOrganismCellSystemFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesConservation NatL7SystemL3ConservationL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    conservation nat requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Conservation L6 (requires) environment sense
    A concept relating to conservation nat, encompassing its essential characteristics, properties, and relationships within its domain.