The Emergence Machine

Synthesize

process · cognition · Level 3 · E9

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Emergence definition

As a sequence of changes unfolds, driven by energy and occurring over time, resulting in a predictable and repeatable pattern of transformation, it combines or creates something from different elements or parts, which are gathered together based on a shared characteristic or arrangement.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0SynthesizeProcessActionChangeCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSynthesizeL3ActionL1CollectionL1ProcessL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of synthesize
  • Collection L1 (requires)
    To understand synthesize, one must first understand the collection of different elements.
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    synthesize requires understanding process as a foundational concept