The Emergence Machine

Toward

relation · spatial · Level 3 · E0

E0Spacetime

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

In the context of space, toward is the direction of movement, where movement is the transfer of energy from one point to another, resulting in a change in position or orientation of matter over time, thus indicating a path or trajectory within the three-dimensional expanse that contains and is occupied by matter and radiation, governed by physical laws and properties such as gravity, time, and motion.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
toward
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0TowardMovementMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTowardL3SpaceL0MovementL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Space L0 (requires)
    Toward is a spatial direction
  • Movement L2 (requires) physics sense
    Toward implies directional movement