The Emergence Machine

Cosmos

abstract · Cosmology · Level 6 · E0

E0Spacetime

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

The cosmos is the vast, interconnected system of all matter, energy, space, and time, exhibiting intricate patterns and structures that govern its evolution and behavior, which builds upon the understanding of the universe as a dynamic, evolving system.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
kosmos
Origin language
grc

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0CosmosBehaviorEvolutionOrganismCellUniverseFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCosmosL6UniverseL3BehaviorL5EvolutionL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Universe L3 (requires)
    Cosmos requires understanding of universe as a foundational concept.
  • Behavior L5 (requires)
    The cosmos is the vast, interconnected system of all matter, energy, space, and time, exhibiting intricate patterns and structures that govern its evolution and behavior.
  • Evolution L5 (requires) Biology sense
    The cosmos is the vast, interconnected system of all matter, energy, space, and time, exhibiting intricate patterns and structures that govern its evolution and behavior.