The Emergence Machine

Lagom

abstract · Philosophy · Level 11 · E9

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Emergence definition

Lagom emerges from balance and requires harmony and order.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “just enough” 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
Lagom
Origin language
sv

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L3L2L1L0LagomPhilosophyReasoningThoughtBalanceCausalityCell… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesLagomL11BalanceL3PhilosophyL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Balance L3 (requires) Dance sense
    Understanding balance is foundational to lagom.
  • Philosophy L10 (requires)
    Lagom is a Swedish philosophical principle of balance, moderation, and perfect amount