The Emergence Machine

Supply

abstract · Economics · Level 13 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

The concept of supply emerges from the interplay between distribution, which requires business, and exchange, where production, quantity, and change are fundamental, and market, which enables the exchange of goods and services, all of which rely on communication and pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L9L2L1L0SupplyExchangeMarketProductionPrincipalEconomy… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureSubstanceDistributionActionChangeCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesPower SupplyL14Supply ChainL14SupplyL13DistributionL1EconomyL9ExchangeL12MarketL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Distribution L1 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to supply, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.
  • Economy L9 (requires)
    This is an economics/finance concept; understanding economy comes first
  • Exchange L12 (requires)
    An economic concept relating to supply, involving production, distribution, or exchange of goods and services.
  • Market L12 (definitional) Economics sense
    Market is part of the definition of supply.

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