The Emergence Machine

Earlier

abstract · time · Level 4 · E0

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Emergence definition

Earlier emerges from the concept of later, as a point in time that precedes a later point, indicating a position in a sequence of events or a duration of time that has passed before a specified moment.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0EarlierLaterDurationMeasurementQuantityStandardPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesEarlierL4LaterL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Later L3 (requires)
    Earlier refers to a point in time that precedes a later point, indicating a position in a sequence of events or a duration of time that has passed before a specified moment.