The Emergence Machine

Altitude

physical · Geography · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

The vertical distance above a point or coordinate within a spatial context, measured in units of length such as meters or feet, and a large body of saltwater that partially covers the Earth's surface, extending over vast areas of space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “altitude” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “altitude”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
altitude
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0AltitudeSeaWater ElementWaterEnvironmentLandLocationSubstanceMatterPositionEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesAltitudeL6LocationL2SeaL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Location L2 (requires)
    Geographic position requires location concept
  • Sea L5 (requires)
    The vertical distance above sea level or above the Earth's surface, measured in units of length such as meters or feet.