The Emergence Machine

Environment

abstract · environment · Level 2 · E7

E7Ecosystems

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

A complex network of living and non-living components that interact and influence one another within a specific geographical area.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
environment
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0EnvironmentMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAir ElementL3BarkL3BeachL3ChannelL3CliffL3EnvironmentL2MatterL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Remediation: correct chain to L0

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