The Emergence Machine

Shallow

property · Level 9 · E0

E0Spacetime

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Emergence definition

Shallow emerges as a property of depth, which is a measure of the extent of something in a particular direction, and is characterized by a limited or small amount of depth.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0ShallowDepthBottomTop… intermediate l…MeasurementForceFormInformationActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesShallowL9MeasurementL2DepthL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Measurement L2 (requires)
    Measurement is essential for shallow.
  • Depth L8 (requires)
    Shallow means not deep