The Emergence Machine

Luck

abstract · Philosophy · Level 10 · 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.

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Emergence definition

The perceived outcome of a situation that appears to be influenced by chance, resulting from a combination of belief and the unpredictable nature of change.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0LuckBeliefThoughtMind… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesLuckyL11FortuneL16LuckL10ChangeL1BeliefL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • luck English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Success or failure apparently brought by chance -- prerequisite: change
  • Belief L9 (requires)
    Success or failure apparently brought by chance -- prerequisite: belief

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