The Emergence Machine

Atmospheric Pressure

physical · Meteorology · Level 2 · E0

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Emergence definition

The accumulation of air mass above a given point on Earth's surface exerts a force due to the weight of those molecules, building upon the understanding of motion as a change in position or state of an object over time, involving energy and space.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
atmospheric pressure
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0WeatherTemperatureAirPhysicsAtmospheric Pres…ForceSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    atmospheric pressure requires understanding motion as a foundational concept
  • Weather L5 (requires) mutual
    atmospheric-pressure is a weather or meteorological phenomenon.

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