The Emergence Machine

Polyrhythm

process · Music · Level 8 · E9

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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.

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Emergence definition

polyrhythm emerges from rhythm. It requires sound.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
polyrhythm
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0PolyrhythmMusicRhythmSoundPerceptionDifferentOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPolyrhythmL8DifferentL4MusicL7RhythmL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Different L4 (requires)
    The simultaneous use of different rhythmic patterns or meters in music.
  • Music L7 (requires)
    The simultaneous use of different rhythmic patterns or meters in music.
  • Rhythm L7 (requires)
    polyrhythm requires understanding rhythm as a foundational concept