The Emergence Machine

Content

abstract · COMMUNICATION/MEDIA · Level 7 · E9

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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

Content is a dynamic pattern of information exchange, emerging from the transformation of information into meaningful communication, which unfolds over time as behavior in response to stimuli.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
contentum
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0ContentCommunicationBehaviorOrganismCellMeaningFormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBlogL8BroadcastL8CalorieL8CdnL8EditorL8ContentL7InformationL2CommunicationL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Information L2 (requires)
    Content often conveys information.
  • Communication L6 (requires)
    This is a form of communication or media

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