The Emergence Machine

Indeterminism

abstract · philosophy · Level 8 · E9

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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

indeterminism emerges from determinism + contingency.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
indeterminare
Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0IndeterminismContingencyNecessityPossibilityCausalityDeterminism… intermediate l…FormProcessStructureActionChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesIndeterminismL8DeterminismL3ContingencyL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Determinism L3 (conceptual)
    Indeterminism denies determinism
  • Contingency L7 (conceptual)
    Indeterminism allows contingency