The Emergence Machine

Damages

abstract · Law · Level 11 · 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

damages emerges from wrong. It requires time.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “damages” 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
damnum
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L3L2L1L0DamagesLossEconomySocietyWrongResultCausalityCellSoftware… intermediate l…ConsequenceForceFormInformationActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

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

thisprerequisitesDamagesL11ResultL3WrongL8LossL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Result L3 (requires)
    Compensatory losses or harm suffered as a result of a wrong committed, quantifiable in terms of monetary value or other forms of reparation.
  • Wrong L8 (required)
    Understanding damages requires knowledge of wrong.
  • Loss L10 (requires)
    Compensatory losses or harm suffered as a result of a wrong committed, quantifiable in terms of monetary value or other forms of reparation.