The Emergence Machine

Explain

process · communication · Level 8 · E9

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Emergence definition

As language structures meaning through symbolic patterns and comprehension grasps that meaning, explaining emerges as the dynamic process of using language to convey and clarify the transformations of state or condition that underlie comprehension, thereby facilitating a deeper understanding of the dynamic pattern of movement and transformation that is an action unfolding over time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0ExplainLanguageCommunicationBehaviorComprehensionOrganism… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeProcessActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesExplainL8ComprehensionL4LanguageL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Comprehension L4 (requires)
    Explaining aims at comprehension
  • Language L7 (requires)
    Explaining uses language