The Emergence Machine

Noun

abstract · linguistics · Level 9 · 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

noun emerges from word-concept + grammar.

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Historical origin

Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0NounGrammarWord ConceptLanguageCommunication… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDeclensionL10Number GrammarL10Object GrammarL10Subject GrammarL10Case GrammarL11NounL9GrammarL8Word ConceptL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Grammar L8 (definitional)
    Grammar is part of the definition of noun.
  • Word Concept L8 (definitional)
    Word Concept is part of the definition of noun.

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