The Emergence Machine

Eventual Consistency

abstract · Computing · Level 10 · E10

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Emergence definition

eventual-consistency requires distributed-system, pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
eventual consistency
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L3L2L1L0Eventual Consist…Distributed SystemCooperateOrganizationSoftwareCausalityCellNetwork… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeOperationActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesEventual Consist…L10SoftwareL3Distributed SystemL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Software L3 (requires)
    eventual consistency builds on the concept of software
  • Distributed System L9 (requires)
    Eventual consistency is a distributed system model where all copies of data will eventually become identical, even if updates are not immediately reflected everywhere.