The Emergence Machine

Schema

abstract · Psychology · Level 7 · E9

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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

schema emerges from cognition + memory. It requires database.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “schema”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
schema
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0SchemaCognitionMemoryPerceptionOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMental ModelL8StereotypeL8SchemaL7CognitionL6MemoryL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cognition L6 (foundational)
    Cognition provides the foundational basis for understanding schema.
  • Memory L6 (foundational)
    Memory provides the foundational basis for understanding schema.

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