The Emergence Machine

Perhaps

abstract · logic · Level 3 · E2

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Perhaps emerges as a nuanced expression of probability, arising from the interplay between the likelihood of an event and the uncertainty that shrouds its outcome, quantifying the magnitude of chance in a situation where predictability is incomplete or lacking.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0PerhapsProbabilityChangeQuantityUncertaintyEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPerhapsL3UncertaintyL1ProbabilityL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Uncertainty L1 (requires)
    Perhaps implies uncertainty
  • Probability L2 (requires)
    Perhaps expresses probability