The Emergence Machine

Dangerous

property · safety · Level 7 · E7

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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

Danger emerges when risk is realized through the potential for injury, as the uncertainty and unpredictability of risk give rise to a tangible threat of physical harm, thereby transforming risk into a palpable and actionable concern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
dangerous
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0DangerousInjuryDiseaseOrganismCellRiskConsequenceFormLifeOutcomeActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDangerousL7RiskL3InjuryL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Risk L3 (requires)
    Danger involves risk
  • Injury L6 (requires)
    Danger threatens injury