The Emergence Machine

Network

abstract · Technology · Level 3 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A system of interconnected computers and devices that communicate and share resources emerges as a complex web of relationships between matter and energy, taking on a specific shape or form that reflects its purpose and significance.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “network”. 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.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0NetworkFormStructureExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesClientL4DecentralizationL4DnsL4Internet MedL4Ip AddressL4NetworkL3ExistenceL1FormL2StructureL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Existence L1 (requires)
    existence is a fundamental concept in understanding a network
  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of network
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Remediation: break cycle

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