The Emergence Machine

Liability

abstract · Economics · Level 16 · 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.

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Emergence definition

liability emerges from debt + property + value.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL16L15L14L13L8L2L1L0LiabilityDebtPayCompensationMoneyLaborTradeObligationSociety… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeCollectionDistributionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesLiabilityL16ObligationL8DebtL15PayL15E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Obligation L8 (requires)
    A financial obligation to pay a sum of money or provide a service, arising from ownership or control of a valuable property or asset.
  • Debt L15 (definitional)
    Debt is part of the definition of liability.
  • Pay L15 (requires)
    A financial obligation to pay a sum of money or provide a service, arising from ownership or control of a valuable property or asset.