The Emergence Machine

Destroy

process · general · Level 2 · E6

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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

Destroy involves a transformation of state or condition from one to another, driven by an unseen force, rendering something unusable or non-existent.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL2L1L0DestroyChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDestroyL2ChangeL1MatterL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    To understand destroy, you must first understand the concept of change.
  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Destroy requires understanding of matter as a foundational concept.