The Emergence Machine

Narrative

abstract · Literature · Level 8 · E9

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Emergence definition

A structured account of events presented in a particular sequence, with characters, setting, conflict, and resolution that forms the basic structure of most stories.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
narrative
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0NarrativeLanguageCommunicationBehaviorOrganismSymbol… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesLiteratureL9PlotL9PostmodernL9ThemeL9EntertainmentL10NarrativeL8SymbolL4LanguageL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Symbol L4 (requires)
    Narrative uses language to tell a story, which relies on symbols to convey meaning.
  • Language L7 (requires)
    Narrative uses language to tell a story

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