The Emergence Machine

Importance

abstract · semantics · Level 7 · E9

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Emergence definition

Importance is the degree to which a thing or event affects or influences the outcome, progression, or well-being of a pattern or system, but this definition remains incomplete without a clear understanding of existence.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
importance
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0ImportanceDegreeAngleGeometryLineNumberBuildingMathematical Str…MeasureShapeThingFormMeasurementOperationActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesImportanceL7ThingL2DegreeL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Thing L2 (requires)
    Importance is the degree to which a thing or event affects or influences the outcome, progression, or well-being of a pattern or system.
  • Degree L6 (requires)
    Importance is the degree to which a thing or event affects or influences the outcome, progression, or well-being of a pattern or system.