The Emergence Machine

Design

process · Engineering · Level 4 · 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

Design is the process of creating a system that meets specific requirements, involving the integration of construction and technical problem-solving to achieve a desired outcome.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
design
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Construction L3 (requires)
    An engineering concept relating to design, involving design, construction, or technical problem-solving.
  • Function L3 (requires)
    Function is a key aspect of design.

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