The Emergence Machine

Future

abstract · temporal · Level 2 · 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.

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Emergence definition

The period of time yet to come, extending beyond the current moment.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “future”. 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.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0FuturePresentPatternTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSaveL6AnticipationL8PlanL9TomorrowL9AnxietyL10FutureL2PresentL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Present L1 (requires)
    The future is the period of time that has not yet occurred, extending beyond the present moment and encompassing all events yet to happen.

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