The Emergence Machine

Sensor

physical · Technology · Level 11 · E10

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Emergence definition

A device that detects and measures physical changes or conditions in its environment, converting them into a signal for interpretation or action, by leveraging the structured coded information and organized arrangement of matter in machines, and interacting with the complex network of living and non-living components that make up the environment.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L5L2L1L0SensorInterpretationArtSkillMachinePerception… intermediate l…EnvironmentForceFormInformationActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Environment L2 (requires) polysemous
    A device that detects and measures physical changes or conditions in its environment, converting them into a signal for interpretation or action.
  • Machine L5 (requires)
    Sensors are components of machines that detect changes.
  • Interpretation L10 (requires)
    A device that detects and measures physical changes or conditions in its environment, converting them into a signal for interpretation or action.

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