The Emergence Machine

Cost

abstract · Economics · Level 15 · E10

E10Institutions

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

cost emerges from money + price + quantity.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “cost” 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.

thisfoundationsL15L14L13L12L4L3L2L1L0CostMoneyTradeExchangeAmountObjectiveOrganismPhaseCausalityCellGoodMaterial… intermediate l…FormLifeMeasurementStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesProfitL16CostL15GoodL3AmountL4MoneyL14E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Good L3 (requires)
    Cost: The amount of money required to produce, acquire, or use a specific quantity of a good or service.
  • Amount L4 (requires)
    Cost: The amount of money required to produce, acquire, or use a specific quantity of a good or service.
  • Money L14 (foundational)
    Money provides the foundational basis for understanding cost.

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