The Emergence Machine

Experiment

process · Science · Level 6 · E10

E10Institutions

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

An experiment emerges as a systematic procedure that builds upon the dynamic pattern of behavior, where controlled observation and measurement of behavior under specified conditions reveal the underlying relationships and patterns that govern the phenomenon being studied, thereby validating or refuting a hypothesis or theory.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “experiment” 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
experiment
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ExperimentBehaviorOrganismCellFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterProcedureEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesQuantum Eraser E…L7LaboratoryL11ExperimentL6ProcedureL1BehaviorL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Procedure L1 (requires)
    An experiment is a systematic procedure designed to test a hypothesis or validate a theory through controlled observation and measurement of behavior under specified conditions.
  • Behavior L5 (requires)
    Experiment requires understanding of behavior as a foundational concept.

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