The Emergence Machine

Existence

abstract · general · Level 1 · E0

E0Spacetime

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

existence emerges from meaning + causality.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
ὕπαρξις (hyparxis)
Origin language
grc

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL1L0ExistencePatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAllowL2AssistL2BeingL2ConditionL2Control BoothL2ExistenceL1PatternL0SpaceL0TimeL0E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Understanding pattern helps understand the spatial concept of existence
  • Space L0 (requires)
    Existence is the state of being - something that occupies space and time
  • Time L0 (requires)
    Existence occurs in time - to exist means to be present at some point in time

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