The Emergence Machine

Interaction

abstract · social-science · Level 4 · E1

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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

Interaction emerges from the sequencing of events over time, where reciprocal or mutual actions between entities result in a change or effect on one or more entities involved, as a result of pattern and change.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “interaction”. 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.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0InteractionResultConsequenceOutcomeChangeExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesPlayL5UserL6Physical SpaceL8Borrower Lender …L11InteractionL4TimeL0ResultL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Time L0 (requires)
    Interaction exists in the context of time
  • Result L3 (requires)
    A reciprocal or mutual action between two or more entities, resulting in a change or effect on one or more of the entities involved.

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