The Emergence Machine

Domination

abstract · Sociology · Level 7 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

Domination arises from the exercise of control or power over a group, which is a collection of organisms with a shared pattern and community, enabling the emergence of complex behaviors and relationships.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0DominationGroupGoalObjectiveOrganismCausalityCellFormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDominationL7GroupL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Group L6 (requires) Sociology sense
    domination requires understanding group as a foundational concept