The Emergence Machine

Quorum

abstract · Politics · Level 9 · E10

E10Institutions

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

quorum emerges from society. It requires force.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
quorum
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0QuorumSocietyAssemblyCollectiveCommunityMemberComponentCooperationGroup… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesQuorumL9AssemblyL7CollectiveL7MemberL7SocietyL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Assembly L7 (requires)
    A minimum number of members required for a legitimate decision or action to be taken in a governing body or assembly, ensuring that a collective force is sufficiently represented to make binding decisions for the society.
  • Collective L7 (requires)
    A minimum number of members required for a legitimate decision or action to be taken in a governing body or assembly, ensuring that a collective force is sufficiently represented to make binding decisions for the society.
  • Member L7 (requires)
    A minimum number of members required for a legitimate decision or action to be taken in a governing body or assembly, ensuring that a collective force is sufficiently represented to make binding decisions for the society.
  • Society L8 (required)
    Society comprises the members, groups, and institutions that together form a political community requiring shared norms and structures.