response · behavioral
Ask Prometheusa change that occurs after a difference and interacts with a part
Response (noun) means: a change that occurs after a difference and interacts with a part. It emerges from change, difference, interaction, occurs: When a difference initiates a change over time, and that change interacts with a part, a response emerges. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 5, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- A thermostat switches the furnace on when room temperature drops below 20°C. engineering
- After the 2008 financial crash, the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to stimulate lending. economics
- Bacteria in the gut multiply in response to dietary fiber intake, altering microbiome composition. biology
Emergence
through: When a difference initiates a change over time, and that change interacts with a part, a response emerges.
- reaction to variation
- context-sensitive change
- temporal engagement
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (28 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Used by (2)
Relations
| is-a | action.deed | a response is a kind of action |