The Emergence Machine

Imitation

process · Psychology · Level 6 · E8

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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

imitation emerges from perception + behavior.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
imitation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ImitationBehaviorPerceptionOrganismCellFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesModelingL9BeatboxingL13ImitationL6BehaviorL5PerceptionL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Behavior L5 (foundational)
    Behavior provides the foundational basis for understanding imitation.
  • Perception L5 (foundational)
    Perception provides the foundational basis for understanding imitation.

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