The Emergence Machine

Learning

abstract · Cognition · Level 7 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

learning requires memory, memory-cognitive, change, pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
learning
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0LearningExperienceMemoryPerceptionOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCognitive Develo…L8EducationL8InsightL8IntelligenceL8Knowledge EduL8LearningL7ExperienceL6MemoryL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Experience L6 (requires)
    Learning requires experiencing or perceiving new information
  • Memory L6 (requires)
    Learning is the acquisition of new knowledge or skills, stored and retrieved through memory

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