The Emergence Machine

Novel

abstract · Literature · Level 13 · E9

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Emergence definition

A sustained narrative that explores complex characters, intricate plots, and themes through extended prose, building upon the imaginative stories of fiction.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L2L1L0NovelFictionCharacterPersonality… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesNovelL13FictionL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Fiction L12 (requires)
    The novel is the primary form through which fiction is typically expressed in extended prose narratives.