The Emergence Machine

Era

abstract · History · Level 5 · E9

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Emergence definition

A long and distinct period of time marked by significant events or characteristics, built upon the study and narrative of past events and the understanding of change.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “era” 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
aera
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0EraHistoryRecordInformationPastChangePresentEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesEra TimeL6ModernL6Medieval MusicL8Ars AntiquaL11Ars NovaL11EraL5ChangeL1HistoryL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change is essential for grasping era
  • History L4 (requires)
    history is a core concept needed to understand era

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