The Emergence Machine

Past

abstract · time · Level 2 · E0

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Emergence definition

The past is a period of time that has elapsed, existing prior to the present moment, characterized by events that have occurred and are no longer in progress, which is only possible because we have a fundamental understanding of the present as the current moment in time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0PastPresentPatternTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesPlan ActL3RecordL3MomentL4DendrochronologyL8NostalgiaL9PastL2PresentL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Present L1 (requires)
    The past is the time before the present - events and states that have already occurred

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