The Emergence Machine

Intelligence

abstract · cognitive · 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

intelligence emerges from learning. It requires cognition, pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
intelligentia
Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0IntelligenceLearningCognitionExperienceMemoryPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCleverL9Emotional Intell…L9OctopusL9StupidL9GeniusL10IntelligenceL8CognitionL6LearningL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cognition L6 (requires)
    Intelligence is advanced cognition
  • Learning L7 (foundational)
    Learning provides the foundational basis for understanding intelligence.

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