The Emergence Machine

Import

abstract · Economics · Level 14 · E10

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Emergence definition

import emerges from trade + pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL14L13L12L11L3L2L1L0ImportTradeExchangeProductionCausalityCellGoodMaterial… intermediate l…TransferFormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesImportL14TransferL2GoodL3TradeL13E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

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  • Transfer L2 (requires)
    Import: The pattern of trade involving the transfer of goods or services from one country to another, typically resulting in a net inflow of foreign goods or services into a domestic economy.
  • Good L3 (requires)
    Import: The pattern of trade involving the transfer of goods or services from one country to another, typically resulting in a net inflow of foreign goods or services into a domestic economy.
  • Trade L13 (definitional) Economics sense
    Trade is part of the definition of import.