The Emergence Machine

Friend

physical · Social · Level 8 · E9

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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

A person with whom one has a bond that arises from a mutually supportive and affectionate relationship, characterized by trust, loyalty, and regular social interaction, which builds upon the dynamic interconnection of individuals, groups, or entities in a recurring pattern of behavior and interaction.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “friend”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0FriendPersonBodyRelationshipAnimalBehavior… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAlly PersonL9Couch SurfingL9FriendL8RelationshipL6PersonL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Relationship L6 (requires)
    Friendship is a close personal relationship
  • Person L7 (requires)
    A friend is a person with whom one has a bond

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