The Emergence Machine

Primary Source

abstract · History · Level 5 · E8

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Primary source is the raw, unfiltered information from history, preserved through records and evidence, which provides firsthand accounts of events and periods.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “primary source” 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
primary source
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0Primary SourceHistoryRecordInformationPastChangePresentEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCassavaL8ManuscriptL8Primary SourceL5ChangeL1HistoryL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change is essential for grasping primary source
  • History L4 (requires)
    history is a core concept needed to understand primary source

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