The Emergence Machine

Transmission

abstract · COMMUNICATION/MEDIA · Level 3 · E10

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Emergence definition

The process of conveying energy and action from one entity to another, involving a sequence of changes driven by energy and occurring over time, resulting in a predictable and repeatable pattern of transformation.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
transmissio
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0TransmissionInformationProcessActionChangeEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMessageL5BroadcastL8ClutchL11ConductorL11SpeechL12TransmissionL3ActionL1InformationL2ProcessL2E1 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 transmission
  • Information L2 (requires)
    Transmission requires understanding information as the process of transferring data, messages, or signals from one location to another.
  • Process L2 (requires) polysemous
    Process of transmission involves conveying information.

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