war · conflict

Groups 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

Chain to foundations

Neighborhood

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

Relations

Provenance