independent · attribute
Ask Prometheusa thing that is not a part of another thing and does not require another thing
Independent (adjective) means: a thing that is not a part of another thing and does not require another thing. It emerges from part, required: When a thing is not a part of another thing and does not require another thing, it remain alone. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 7, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- The Svalbard Global Seed Vault operates without reliance on any nation's power grid, using permafrost for cooling. [engineering] engineering
- Neptune's orbit remained stable after Voyager 2's 1989 flyby, unaffected by the probe's departure. [astronomy] astronomy
- Bitcoin continued processing transactions after Satoshi Nakamoto vanished in 2011. [computing] computing
Emergence
through: When a thing is not a part of another thing and does not require another thing, it remain alone
- no reliance on others
- self‑governance
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (48 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Relations
| is-a | alone.state | independent things are a kind of alone state |