The Emergence Machine

Fast

abstract · time · Level 3 · E0

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Emergence definition

Fast is a duration of time without food or drink that is measurable, as it builds upon the concept of duration and measurement, allowing us to quantify the extent of abstention.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “fast”. 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.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0FastDurationMeasurementQuantityStandardPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesFrigateL9Hardcore PunkL9VivaceL12PrestoL13RegisterL16FastL3DurationL2MeasurementL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Duration L2 (requires)
    Understanding duration is essential for grasping fast
  • Measurement L2 (requires)
    fast builds on the concept of measurement

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