The Emergence Machine

Value

abstract · Philosophy · Level 2 · E0

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

value emerges from behavior. It requires meaning, pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
value
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0ValueQualityQuantityPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBadL3ComparisonL3DonationL3GambleL3GoodL3ValueL2QualityL1QuantityL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Quality L1 (requires)
    Value involves comparison and judgment of quality
  • Quantity L1 (requires)
    Value is a measure of worth or importance assigned to something

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