The Emergence Machine

Describe

process · communication · Level 8 · E9

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Emergence definition

As language provides a structured system for encoding and conveying meaning, and perception allows us to interpret sensory information from our environment, describing emerges as the process of using language to report on the transformations of state or condition that we perceive, thereby giving an account in words of the world around us.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “describe” 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
describe
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0DescribeLanguageCommunicationBehaviorPerception… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDescribeL8PerceptionL5LanguageL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Perception L5 (requires)
    Describing reports what is perceived
  • Language L7 (requires)
    Describing uses language