The Emergence Machine

Containment

abstract · Politics · Level 4 · E10

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Emergence definition

containment emerges from state. It requires quantity.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0ContainmentStateForceFormLandStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesContainmentL4ChangeL1StateL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change helps understand the state-related concept of containment
  • State L3 (required) Politics sense
    Containment is a foreign policy strategy of limiting the expansion of hostile powers, requiring understanding of the state as a political actor in international relations.