The Emergence Machine

Rough

property · Quality · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

Having an uneven surface texture, which is perceived by an organism through sensory signals and patterns, indicating a surface that is not uniform or even.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “rough” 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0RoughPerceptionOrganismCellSurfaceFormLifeObjectStructureChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesRoughL6SurfaceL3PerceptionL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Surface L3 (requires)
    Having an uneven surface texture -- prerequisite: surface
  • Perception L5 (requires)
    Having an uneven surface texture -- prerequisite: perception