The Emergence Machine

Path

physical · Physical · Level 10 · 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

A path is a linear progression of points or locations, typically traversed by a moving object or entity, defined by its direction and connection to the ground, which is the surface of a planet or moon, composed of solid matter, and is characterized by a measurable increase or advancement in a particular aspect or state, driven by energy and occurring over a sequence of events, moving in a specific direction of development.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “path”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L2L1L0PathConnectionPeopleSocietyCommunityPersonGroundProgressionBodyCooperation… intermediate l…FormInformationLandLifeActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMazeL11Route MarkingL11PathL10GroundL6ProgressionL6ConnectionL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Ground L6 (requires)
    Social/physical dependency
  • Progression L6 (requires)
    A path is a linear progression of points or locations, typically traversed by a moving object or entity, defined by its direction and connection to the ground.
  • Connection L9 (requires)
    A path is a linear progression of points or locations, typically traversed by a moving object or entity, defined by its direction and connection to the ground.

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