The Emergence Machine

Nation (Sociology sense)

abstract · Sociology · Level 11 · E12

E12States

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Emergence definition

A social organization that shares a common culture, language, and territory, which emerges from the collective identity and shared culture of a community, governed by a system of rules and institutions, which is sustained by a defined territory and a complex network of relationships between its members, and this collective identity is formed through the collection of organisms with a shared pattern and community, within a society, enabling the emergence of complex behaviors and relationships.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “nation soc” 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
nation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L6L2L1L0Nation SocNationCultureSocietyCommunicationCooperationGroup… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesNation SocL11GroupL6NationL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Group L6 (requires) Sociology sense
    nation soc requires understanding group as a foundational concept
  • Nation L10 (requires) Sociology sense
    A concept relating to nation soc, encompassing its essential characteristics, properties, and relationships within its domain.