The Emergence Machine

Message

abstract · COMMUNICATION/MEDIA · Level 5 · E1

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Emergence definition

A message is a unit of information intentionally conveyed from a sender to a receiver through a medium, utilizing a process of transmission to facilitate its interpretation.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Historical origin

Origin word
missus
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0MessageMediumChannelMaterialTransmissionEnvironmentFormInformationProcessActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMailL9ThemeL9GospelL11AdvertisingL13ChatL13MessageL5EnergyL0TransmissionL3MediumL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Energy L0 (requires)
    Energy is necessary to facilitate the transmission and interpretation of a message, as it drives the process of conveying information from a sender to a receiver.
  • Transmission L3 (requires)
    A message is a unit of information intentionally conveyed from a sender to a receiver through a medium, utilizing energy to facilitate its transmission and interpretation.
  • Medium L4 (requires) COMMUNICATION/MEDIA sense
    A message is a unit of information intentionally conveyed from a sender to a receiver through a medium, utilizing energy to facilitate its transmission and interpretation.

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