The Emergence Machine

Consumption

abstract · Economics · Level 11 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

Resource is used in distribution, which is essential for the production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services, thus enabling consumption.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0ConsumptionResourceEconomySociety… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureDistributionActionChangeCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesClean EatingL12ConsumerL12FreeganismL12GokkunL12Primary PolydipsiaL12ConsumptionL11DistributionL1EconomyL9ResourceL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Distribution L1 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to consumption, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.
  • Economy L9 (requires)
    This is an economics/finance concept; understanding economy comes first
  • Resource L10 (definitional)
    Resource is part of the definition of consumption.

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