The Emergence Machine

Possibility

abstract · philosophy · Level 5 · E0

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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

possibility emerges from logic. It requires thought.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
δύναμις (dynamis)
Origin language
grc

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0PossibilityLogicCausalityFormStructureMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesChanceL6NecessityL6Possibility AbsL6Certainty AbsL13PossibilityL5LogicL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Logic L4 (conceptual)
    Possibility is the quality of something being able to occur or be true under some conditions.

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