The Emergence Machine

Streaming

abstract · COMMUNICATION/MEDIA · Level 5 · E10

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Emergence definition

Streaming is the continuous flow of data in real-time, which emerges from the concept of data, the spatial relationships and patterns of more/less/equal, and the idea of flow, a dynamic pattern of movement and transformation, driven by energy and occurring over time.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
stream
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0StreamingDataSystemFormStructureChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesStreamingL5DataL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Data L4 (requires)
    Streaming requires understanding data as the continuous flow of information transmitted and consumed in real-time without full download.