The Emergence Machine

Group

abstract · Sociology · Level 6 · E7

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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

Groups form through the collection of organisms with a shared pattern and community, within a society, enabling the emergence of complex behaviors and relationships.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
group
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0GroupGoalObjectiveOrganismCausalityCellFormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAmongL7BusL7CollaborateL7ColleagueL7CollectiveL7GroupL6CollectionL1OrganismL4GoalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Collection L1 (requires)
    A collection of individuals interacting and sharing common characteristics or goals.
  • Organism L4 (requires)
    Group requires understanding of organism as a foundational concept.
  • Goal L5 (requires) sports sense
    A collection of individuals interacting and sharing common characteristics or goals.

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