The Emergence Machine

Distributed System

abstract · Computing · Level 9 · E10

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Emergence definition

A distributed system emerges as a collection of interconnected nodes that cooperate to achieve a common goal, each node performing a portion of the computation and sharing data through a network, building upon the concept of a node that processes data and communicates with other nodes within a network, a collection of objects or items gathered together, and a collaborative effort to achieve a shared goal.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
distributed system
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0Distributed SystemCooperateOrganizationCooperationGroupNode… intermediate l…FormLifeOperationStructureCollectionActionChangeExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCap TheoremL10ConsensusL10Eventual Consist…L10MicroserviceL10BlockchainL16Distributed SystemL9CollectionL1NodeL6CooperateL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Collection L1 (requires)
    A distributed system is a collection of interconnected nodes that cooperate to achieve a common goal, with each node performing a portion of the computation and sharing data through a network.
  • Node L6 (requires)
    A distributed system is a collection of interconnected nodes that cooperate to achieve a common goal, with each node performing a portion of the computation and sharing data through a network.
  • Cooperate L8 (requires)
    A distributed system is a collection of interconnected nodes that cooperate to achieve a common goal, with each node performing a portion of the computation and sharing data through a network.

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