The Emergence Machine

Professor

abstract · Education · Level 9 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

A senior academic staff member at a college or university who teaches courses, conducts research, and advances knowledge in their field, as a member of a staff that enables the emergence of complex behaviors and relationships within a society, and who engages in academic pursuits that unfold as a sequence of changes driven by energy and occurring over time.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
professor
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L3L2L1L0ProfessorStaffMemberPersonBodyGroupAcademicCausalityCell… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

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thisprerequisitesProfessorL9AcademicL3MemberL7StaffL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Academic L3 (requires)
    A senior academic staff member at a college or university who teaches courses, conducts research, and advances knowledge in their field.
  • Member L7 (requires)
    A senior academic staff member at a college or university who teaches courses, conducts research, and advances knowledge in their field.
  • Staff L8 (requires) Work/Occupation sense
    A senior academic staff member at a college or university who teaches courses, conducts research, and advances knowledge in their field.