The Emergence Machine

User

abstract · social-science · Level 6 · E9

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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

An individual who engages in interactions with a system, application, or technology, influencing and being influenced by the system's behavior, assuming a source of energy is available.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “user”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0UserBehaviorInteractionOrganismCellResultTechnologyConsequenceFormLifeObjectActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesUserL6TechnologyL3InteractionL4BehaviorL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • user English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Technology L3 (requires)
    An individual who engages in interactions with a system, application, or technology, influencing and being influenced by the system's behavior.
  • Interaction L4 (requires)
    An individual who engages in interactions with a system, application, or technology, influencing and being influenced by the system's behavior.
  • Behavior L5 (requires)
    An individual who engages in interactions with a system, application, or technology, influencing and being influenced by the system's behavior.