war · conflict
Ask PrometheusGroups use force in an organized interaction.
War (noun) means: Groups use force in an organized interaction. It emerges from groups, force, organized, interaction: Groups apply force in a mutual, structured way that sustains change between them. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 13, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- The 2003 invasion of Iraq by a U.S.-led coalition overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime within weeks. institutions
- Ant colonies fight neighboring colonies for territory using coordinated biting and stinging. biology
- The 1940 Battle of Britain saw sustained aerial combat between RAF and Luftwaffe forces. engineering
Emergence
through: Groups apply force in a mutual, structured way that sustains change between them.
- mutual engagement under structure
- sustained coercive exchange
- organized opposition
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (124 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Relations
| is-a | interaction.process | is-a |
| enables | loss.economic | enables |