The Emergence Machine

Network (Abstract sense)

abstract · systems-theory · Level 10 · E9

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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

A network emerges from interconnected nodes, which are computational units or devices that process data and communicate with other nodes within a system, an organized arrangement of interrelated parts that work together over time, exhibiting patterns that govern its transformations and binding, and shape or arrangement that matter takes, as the particles that make up matter interact and transform in space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “network abs” 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
network
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L3L2L1L0Network AbsConnectionPeopleSocietyCommunityPersonNodeBodyCooperationGroupCausalityCellNetworkSystem… intermediate l…FormLifeOperationStructureActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesNetwork AbsL10SystemL3NodeL6ConnectionL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Network Abs requires understanding of system as a foundational concept.
  • Node L6 (requires)
    An abstract system of interconnected nodes with defined relationships and patterns of connection.
  • Connection L9 (requires)
    An abstract system of interconnected nodes with defined relationships and patterns of connection.