The Emergence Machine

Loop

abstract · Computing · Level 4 · 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

A loop is a repeated sequence of actions or instructions that unfold over time, driven by energy and governed by the underlying patterns of a process.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
loop
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0LoopSoftwareFormInformationProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of loop
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    loop requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Software L3 (requires)
    loop builds on the concept of software

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