The Emergence Machine

Puzzle

abstract · Level 9 · E9

E9Cultures

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

A puzzle is a problem or game designed to test thought and ingenuity, built upon the foundation of cognitive processes and the existence of patterns that can be detected and interpreted by an organism.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0PuzzleThoughtMindCognitionExperienceMemory… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPuzzleL9ThoughtL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Thought L8 (requires)
    A puzzle is a problem or game designed to test thought and ingenuity