The Emergence Machine

Price

abstract · Economics · Level 13 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

Price is a measure of value assigned to goods and services in exchange for other goods and services, influenced by production and exchange processes.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L9L2L1L0PriceExchangeProductionPrincipalEconomy… intermediate l…ValueFormLifeStructureDistributionActionChangeCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCheapL14DeflationL14DiscountL14Bride PriceL16PriceL13DistributionL1ValueL2EconomyL9ExchangeL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Distribution L1 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to price, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.
  • Value L2 (definitional) Philosophy sense
    Value is part of the definition of price.
  • Economy L9 (requires)
    This is an economics/finance concept; understanding economy comes first
  • Exchange L12 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to price, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.

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