The Emergence Machine

Old

property · temporal · Level 6 · E0

E0Spacetime

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

Oldness emerges as the intersection of time's passage and the distinction of age, where the accumulation of years and notable events or achievements within an era shape the perception of something as no longer new or recent.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “old”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
old
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0OldAgeHistoryRecordInformationPastChangePresentEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesOldL6TimeL0AgeL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • old English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Time L0 (requires)
    Oldness is defined by the passage of time
  • Age L5 (requires)
    Old describes advanced age