The Emergence Machine

Autumn

physical · Earth Science · Level 8 · E0

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Emergence definition

Autumn emerges from the seasonal transition between summer and winter, characterized by the shedding of leaves from deciduous trees, which is influenced by the decrease in temperature and the harvest of crops, a period marked by the passage of time and the measurable extent of the season-time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “autumn”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0AutumnLeafLightPlantAnimalPerceptionOrganismTemperatureCellPhysicsSeason TimeDurationForceFormLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesAutumnL8Season TimeL3TemperatureL4LeafL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Season Time L3 (requires)
    Season between summer and winter when leaves fall -- prerequisite: season-time
  • Temperature L4 (requires)
    Autumn: A period of the year characterized by the seasonal transition from warm to cool temperatures, marked by the harvest of crops and the shedding of leaves from deciduous trees.
  • Leaf L7 (requires)
    Season between summer and winter when leaves fall -- prerequisite: leaf