The Emergence Machine

Equation

abstract · Mathematics · Level 2 · E1

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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

Equations emerge as a way to express the equivalence of quantities, leveraging the spatial relationships and patterns of more/less/equal that give rise to measurable magnitudes and amounts within the three-dimensional expanse, thereby allowing for the precise description of relationships between these quantities.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
aequatio
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0EquationQuantityPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Quantity L1 (requires)
    Equations express relationships between quantities, stating that specific amounts are equivalent.

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