The Emergence Machine

Emission

abstract · Ecology · Level 4 · E8

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Emergence definition

Emission is the outcome of entities occupying space and interacting with their environment, requiring the presence of matter and a complex network of living and non-living components, which together influence the balance of the system.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Historical origin

Origin word
emission
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0EmissionBalanceEnvironmentForceFormStructureActionExistenceMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesPhosphorescenceL5Carbon EmissionL7Carbon FootprintL7Methane EmissionL7EmissionL4ExistenceL1EnvironmentL2BalanceL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Existence L1 (requires)
    existence is a prerequisite for understanding emission.
  • Environment L2 (requires) polysemous
    environment is a prerequisite for understanding emission.
  • Balance L3 (requires) Visual Arts sense
    emission requires understanding balance as a foundational concept

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