The Emergence Machine

Dissonance

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Emergence definition

dissonance emerges from harmony. It requires sound.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0DissonanceHarmonyMusicSound… intermediate l…CreateFormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCognitive Disson…L10DissonanceL9CreateL2SoundL6HarmonyL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Create L2 (requires)
    A combination of sounds that creates tension and instability, typically requiring resolution to consonant harmony.
  • Sound L6 (requires)
    A combination of sounds that creates tension and instability, typically requiring resolution to consonant harmony.
  • Harmony L8 (foundational)
    Dissonance is harmonic tension

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