The Emergence Machine

Different

abstract · comparison · Level 4 · E1

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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

Different is the recognition of a notable distinction or variation in quality, arising from the inherent nature of matter and radiation within the spatial context, as patterns of energy and matter distinguish one entity from another, and is further understood through the process of comparing and evaluating similarities and differences.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
different
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0DifferentCompareProcessActionChangeQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesOppositeL5ContrastL6AmbisexualityL8Ecosystem Divers…L8PolyrhythmL8DifferentL4QualityL1CompareL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Quality L1 (requires)
    Things are different when they have unlike qualities
  • Compare L3 (requires)
    Recognizing difference requires comparing things

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