The Emergence Machine

Instant

abstract · time · Level 3 · E0

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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

An instant is a pinpoint in time that marks a moment of change, arising from the convergence or divergence of events that are driven by energy and occur over a sequence of changes in duration.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0InstantDurationChangeQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesIntervalL4MomentL4SimultaneouslyL4MomentaryL10InstantL3ChangeL1DurationL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    To understand an instant, one must first understand the concept of change.
  • Duration L2 (requires)
    Understanding duration is essential for grasping instant

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