The Emergence Machine

Eternal

abstract · time · Level 3 · E0

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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

Eternal is a state of existing or continuing forever, without end or limit, which can be understood as a measurable quantity that arises from the spatial relationships and patterns of more/less/equal, but this definition falls short of capturing the full essence of the concept.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “eternal”. 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.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0EternalDurationInfinityMeasurementQuantityStandardPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesGodL11HeavenL11HellL11EternalL3DurationL2InfinityL2MeasurementL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Duration L2 (requires)
    Understanding duration is essential for grasping eternal
  • Infinity L2 (requires)
    Understanding infinity is essential for grasping the concept of eternal, which implies the absence of end or limit.
  • Measurement L2 (requires)
    eternal builds on the concept of measurement

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