early · temporal

before the usual time

Early (adjective) means: before the usual time. It emerges from previous, usual, time: previous time together with usual time creates a thing that is before the usual time. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 3, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

Examples

• The 2003 Northeast Blackout began when a software bug in FirstEnergy's control system failed to flag overloaded power lines. computing
• The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, occurred weeks before geologists expected a major event. geology
• In 1997, Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in a chess match earlier than AI experts predicted. technology

Emergence

Chain to foundations

Neighborhood

Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.

Relations

Provenance