The Emergence Machine

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to move after something in time with the same order as it happens

Follows (verb) means: to move after something in time with the same order as it happens. It emerges from motion, time, order, happen: When motion occurs in time, ordered relative to events, the relation of following emerges. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 9, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

follows.sequential · forms: follow, followed, following, follows

Examples

Emergence

from: motion time order happen
through: When motion occurs in time, ordered relative to events, the relation of following emerges.

Chain to foundations

smallL4 small.size: a thing that is less extent than most other thingsenergyL0 energy.capacity: That by which things can be not as they were.followsL9 follows.sequential: to move after something in time with the same order as it happensboundaryL2 boundary.limit: The place where a thing ends and what is not the thing begins.windowL7 window.range: The range of a parameter within which a thing can be; outside it the thing ends though its parts persist.parameterL4 parameter.condition: A condition of a thing that can change while the thing persists.arrangementL3 arrangement.spatial: a structure of parts in space.differenceL1 difference.relation: When one thing is not the same as another; the pattern of one is not the pattern of the other.persistL1 persist.continue: To be the same through time.motionL2 motion.movement: Change of place: a thing is here, and after, it is there.structureL2 structure.arrangement: The pattern of how the parts of a thing are placed in space.sizeL2 size.measurement: the space that a thing's matter is inchangeL1 change.process: When a thing is not the same after as it was before.outsideL6 outside.spatial: the space that is not inside a thing's boundaryhappenL2 happen.event-occurrence: A change that is at some place during time.orderL8 order.arrangement: a parameter whose window is narrowstateL2 state.condition: a pattern of a thing that persists through time in a placepartL1 part.relation: Something that is in a thing but is not all of that thing.insideL5 inside.spatial: in the space that is within an object's boundarypatternL0 pattern.regularity: That which is the same again: what is here is also there, or what is now was also before.conditionL3 condition.state: a state of a thing that persists through time in a placeobjectL4 object.entity: A thing that has a boundary and an arrangement of parts that persists through time in a place.spaceL0 space.extent: Where things can be: that in which one thing is here and another is there, apart.timeL0 time.dimension: The before and after of things: that in which a thing can be, and then not be the same.narrowL5 narrow.spatial: Having a small range between boundaries.rangeL3 range.spatial: the space between two boundariesextentL3 extent.spatial: how much space matter hasmatterL1 matter.substance: A pattern of energy that is in one place in space through time.
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Neighborhood

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

used by — 12 more not shownbuilt fromartL10art.creative — a product that is an arrangement of matter by people and follows a pattern and has meaningcodeL10code.information — pattern of marks that is information when the marks follow a regular arrangementdimensionL10dimension.spatial — a size of a thing that follows a regular pattern in spacemondayL10monday.temporal — the first day of the week following the previous day in timenextL10next.temporal — the thing that follows now in timeoutcomeL10outcome.result — the state that follows after a changeseriesL10series.ordered — a set that is ordered so each part follows the previoussocietyL10society.social — people together follow shared rules that make their interactionsfollowsL9follows.sequential — to move after something in time with the same order as it happensmotionL2motion.movement — Change of place: a thing is here, and after, it is there.timeL0time.dimension — The before and after of things: that in which a thing can be, and then not be the same.orderL8order.arrangement — a parameter whose window is narrowhappenL2happen.event-occurrence — A change that is at some place during time.

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artL10codeL10dimensionL10mondayL10nextL10outcomeL10seriesL10societyL10gameL11ripple effectL16alongL17thirdL17fridayL19professionalL19healthL20wednesdayL20decemberL25octoberL25septemberL25novemberL26

Relations

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Provenance

author: openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b · date: 2026-07-29 · confidence: 0.6