The Emergence Machine

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abstract · comparison · Level 7 · E0

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Emergence definition

Similar emerges when change in the degree of feature manifestation across entities is perceived, allowing for the comparison of magnitudes and proportions within a shared spatial context.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
similar
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0SimilarDegreeAngleGeometryLineNumberBuildingMathematical Str…MeasureShapeFeatureFormMeasurementOperationActionChangeMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAmbisexualityL8Bank MemoryL8SpikeL9RallentandoL13Mantecadas De As…L16SimilarL7FeatureL2DegreeL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Feature L2 (requires)
    Similar refers to the quality of having comparable or analogous characteristics, features, or properties, often in terms of degree, magnitude, or proportion, within a shared spatial or dimensional context.
  • Degree L6 (requires)
    Similar refers to the quality of having comparable or analogous characteristics, features, or properties, often in terms of degree, magnitude, or proportion, within a shared spatial or dimensional context.

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