The Emergence Machine

Ballistic Missile

physical · Military · Level 8 · E9

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Emergence definition

A ballistic missile is a long-range, self-contained, and self-propelled military weapon system that travels through space in a curved trajectory, propelled by the interaction of energy with the particles that make up matter, and is guided or unguided, designed to strike a target with explosive force.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
ballistic missile
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0Ballistic MissileWeaponMilitaryGovernmentStateSystem… intermediate l…ForceFormLandStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBallistic MissileL8MotionL1ForceL2SystemL3WeaponL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion helps understand force-related concept ballistic-missile
  • Force L2 (requires)
    Understanding force is essential for grasping ballistic missile
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Understanding system is essential for grasping ballistic missile
  • Weapon L7 (requires)
    This is a specific weapon; understanding what a weapon is comes first