The Emergence Machine

Divorce

abstract · Law · Level 9 · 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

divorce emerges from law + family.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
divortium
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0DivorceMarriageFamilyGroupLawRelationshipReproduction… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAlimonyL16DivorceL9LawL6RelationshipL6MarriageL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Law L6 (required) Law sense
    Understanding divorce requires knowledge of law.
  • Relationship L6 (requires)
    Divorce: A legal dissolution of a marriage, formally ending the legally recognized relationship between spouses.
  • Marriage L8 (requires)
    Divorce: A legal dissolution of a marriage, formally ending the legally recognized relationship between spouses.

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