The Emergence Machine

Market

abstract · Economics · Level 12 · 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

Markets emerge from the production of goods and services, facilitated by communication and pattern, enabling the exchange of goods and services between individuals and groups.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L2L1L0MarketProductionPrincipalEconomy… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureSubstanceActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAdvertisingL13Art MarketL13BidL13CommodityL13CompetitionL13MarketL12EconomyL9ProductionL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Economy L9 (requires) mutual
    Market requires understanding of economy as a foundational concept.
  • Production L11 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to market, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.

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