The Emergence Machine

Vagrancy

abstract · Psychology · Level 17 · E9

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Emergence definition

A person who wanders from place to place without a home or regular employment or income is often in a state of poverty, but this definition lacks a clear connection to the underlying economic concepts.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “vagrancy” 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
vagrancy
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL17L16L15L14L4L3L2L1L0VagrancyPovertyWealthMoneyHomeBearingObjectiveOrganismRegularStateBuildingCausality… intermediate l…DurationForceFormInformationChangeActionCollectionDistributionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesVagrancyL17ChangeL1RegularL3StateL3HomeL4PovertyL16E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change helps understand the state-related concept of vagrancy
  • Regular L3 (requires)
    Person, often in poverty, who wanders from place to place without a home or regular employment or income.
  • State L3 (requires) Politics sense
    vagrancy requires understanding state as a foundational concept
  • Home L4 (requires)
    Person, often in poverty, who wanders from place to place without a home or regular employment or income.
  • Poverty L16 (requires)
    Person, often in poverty, who wanders from place to place without a home or regular employment or income.