The Emergence Machine

Paramilitary

abstract · Military · Level 9 · E10

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Emergence definition

A group of personnel or organizations that operate outside formal military structures, often with military-like capabilities and objectives, but lacking official military status or authority, which arises from the interaction of personnel and outside the boundaries of formal structures.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
paramilitary
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L2L1L0ParamilitaryPersonnelOrganizationPersonBodyCooperationGroupObjectiveOrganismOutside… intermediate l…FormLifeObjectStructureActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesParamilitaryL9OutsideL4OrganizationL7PersonnelL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Outside L4 (requires)
    A group of personnel or organizations that operate outside formal military structures, often with military-like capabilities and objectives, but lacking official military status or authority.
  • Organization L7 (requires) Sociology sense
    A group of personnel or organizations that operate outside formal military structures, often with military-like capabilities and objectives, but lacking official military status or authority.
  • Personnel L8 (requires)
    A group of personnel or organizations that operate outside formal military structures, often with military-like capabilities and objectives, but lacking official military status or authority.