The Emergence Machine

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a change that happens when energy moves something through space

work.effort · forms: work, worked, working, works

Examples

Emergence

from: change energy motion happen space
through: energy enables motion through space, causing a change that occurs over time and place

Chain to foundations

spaceL0 space.extent: Where things can be: that in which one thing is here and another is there, apart.changeL1 change.process: When a thing is not the same after as it was before.happenL2 happen.event-occurrence: A change that is at some place during time.energyL0 energy.capacity: That by which things can be not as they were.motionL2 motion.movement: Change of place: a thing is here, and after, it is there.workL3 work.effort: a change that happens when energy moves something through spacetimeL0 time.dimension: The before and after of things: that in which a thing can be, and then not be the same.patternL0 pattern.regularity: That which is the same again: what is here is also there, or what is now was also before.
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Neighborhood

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

used bybuilt fromactionL4action.deed — A change that is done by a thing.constructionL5construction.building — It is putting parts together to make a structure.pressL5press.force — to move an object until it is in contact with a surfaceproblemL5problem.obstacle — a thing that is different from a previous state and makes workgoalL6goal.purpose — a needed state that differs from a stateindustryL6industry.economic — an organized system where work makes productsoperatingL6operating.active — a device that does workcityL7city.place — a big place where many people stay and work within a system of structuresworkL3work.effort — a change that happens when energy moves something through spacechangeL1change.process — When a thing is not the same after as it was before.energyL0energy.capacity — That by which things can be not as they were.motionL2motion.movement — Change of place: a thing is here, and after, it is there.happenL2happen.event-occurrence — A change that is at some place during time.spaceL0space.extent — Where things can be: that in which one thing is here and another is there, apart.E0 concrete → E14 abstract

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actionL4constructionL5pressL5problemL5goalL6industryL6operatingL6cityL7easyL7researchL7schoolL7teamL7toolsL7costL8holidayL8officeL8companyL9managerL9projectL10staffL10state of the artL11effectiveL12playL12productionL12tryL12hardL13heartL14leisureL14maintenanceL14titleL14too little too lateL14aliveL15balanceL15decayL15factor of safetyL15healthyL15holding it togetherL15neglectL15professionalL15scaffoldL15tipping pointL15treading waterL15buildingL16competitionL16equilibriumL16managementL16moneyL16payL16persistenceL16incomeL17keeping the lights onL17softwareL17jobsL18keystoneL18pushing the envelopeL18rentL18employmentL19powerL19the way we have always done itL19proL21

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Provenance

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