The Emergence Machine

Arctic

physical · Level 4 · E0

E0Spacetime

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

The arctic emerges as a cold region where land and frozen water and ice occupy space, with water being a prerequisite for the formation of ice.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0ArcticWaterLandSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesArcticL4LandL2WaterL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Land L2 (requires)
    The arctic is a cold region of land and ice
  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    The arctic is defined by frozen water and ice