The Emergence Machine

Job

abstract · Work/Occupation · Level 2 · E10

E10Institutions

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A job is a sustained action, performed by a person, that involves motion and transformation, and is often pursued for income or as a principal activity.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
job
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0AssignmentStudentEducationSkillLearning… intermediate l…JobFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesInterviewL9JobL2ActionL1AssignmentL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    A job is work performed by a person
  • Assignment L10 (requires) mutual
    SimLex 8.70 — assignment/job near-synonym (task sense)

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