The Emergence Machine

Function

abstract · Mathematics · Level 3 · E0

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Function can be thought of as a process that unfolds over time, mapping inputs to outputs through a predictable and repeatable pattern of transformation.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
functio
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0FunctionProcessActionChangeEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCalculusL4CylinderL4DesignL4Dglap Evolution …L4HardwareL4FunctionL3ActionL1ProcessL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of function
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    A function describes a process of transformation

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