The Emergence Machine

Debt

abstract · Economics · Level 15 · E10

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Emergence definition

Debt arises from the intersection of money, which enables the exchange of goods and services, and value, which is derived from meaningful patterns in behavior, and distribution, which makes these goods and services available to a wider audience, ultimately facilitating the creation of obligations that must be repaid.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL15L14L13L12L2L1L0DebtMoneyTradeExchange… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureSubstanceDistributionActionChangeCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBankruptcyL16CreditL16InsolvencyL16LiabilityL16LienL16DebtL15DistributionL1MoneyL14E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Distribution L1 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to debt, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.
  • Money L14 (definitional)
    Money is part of the definition of debt.

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