The Emergence Machine

Scientific Revolution

abstract · History · Level 11 · E11

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Emergence definition

A significant, transformative shift in the fundamental principles, theories, or methods of a scientific discipline, marking a major turning point in the history of science, by leveraging the understanding of process as a sequence of changes driven by energy and occurring over time, and the concept of shift as a scheduled period of work, and the underlying principles that govern a particular field or system.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
scientific revolution
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Prerequisites

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  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    Understanding process is essential for grasping scientific revolution
  • Shift L6 (requires)
    A significant, transformative shift in the fundamental principles, theories, or methods of a scientific discipline, marking a major turning point in the history of science.
  • Principle L10 (requires)
    A significant, transformative shift in the fundamental principles, theories, or methods of a scientific discipline, marking a major turning point in the history of science.