The Emergence Machine

Defend

process · conflict · Level 15 · E7

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Emergence definition

Defend is the act of exerting energy to counter or repel opposition, maintaining or restoring a position, status, or interest under attack or threat, but a more complete definition requires a clear understanding of energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL15L14L13L12L11L3L2L1L0DefendOppositionChallengeSolutionMoleculeStatusCounterAnswerBuildingCausality… intermediate l…ExerciseForceFormInformationActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesProtectL6DefendL15CounterL3StatusL11OppositionL14E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Counter L3 (requires)
    Defend: The act of exerting energy to counter or repel opposition, maintaining or restoring a position, status, or interest under attack or threat.
  • Status L11 (requires) polysemous
    Defend: The act of exerting energy to counter or repel opposition, maintaining or restoring a position, status, or interest under attack or threat.
  • Opposition L14 (requires)
    Defend: The act of exerting energy to counter or repel opposition, maintaining or restoring a position, status, or interest under attack or threat.

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