The Emergence Machine

Notion

abstract · epistemology · Level 4 · E0

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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 notion emerges from the relationship between causality, where the influence of one event necessitates or influences the occurrence of another, resulting in a thought or idea that is grounded in the patterns and processes of causality.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0NotionCausalityFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesPostmodernismL14NotionL4CausalityL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Causality L3 (requires)
    Notion requires understanding of causality as a foundational concept.

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