The Emergence Machine

Gather

process · Level 7 · E9

E9Cultures

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

Collecting items together into a group based on shared characteristics.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0GatherGroupCategoryGoalObjectiveOrganismOrganizeCausalityCellSystemFormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesGatherL7CategoryL5GroupL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Category L5 (requires)
    Gathering involves collecting items together, but the concept of collection requires the presence of a category or pattern.
  • Group L6 (requires) polysemous
    Gathering collects things together into a group