The Emergence Machine

Precedent

abstract · Law · Level 11 · E10

E10Institutions

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

precedent emerges from law. It requires time.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “precedent” 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
praecedens
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0PrecedentRegulationEconomySociety… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDouble JeopardyL12Res JudicataL12Stare DecisisL12Statute Of Limit…L12PrecedentL11RegulationL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Regulation L10 (requires) Economics sense
    precedent builds on the concept of regulation

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