The Emergence Machine

Predicate

abstract · linguistics · Level 10 · E3

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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

predicate emerges from syntax + verb + property-phil + proposition.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0PredicateSyntaxVerbGrammarWord ConceptLanguage… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPredicateL10SyntaxL9VerbL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Syntax L9 (definitional)
    Syntax is part of the definition of predicate.
  • Verb L9 (definitional)
    Verb is part of the definition of predicate.