The Emergence Machine

Barge

physical · Level 4 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

A flat-bottomed boat on water carries heavy material along waterways, which requires the presence of element and matter, and is made from material, which requires a tool and a pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0BargeMaterialWaterFormSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBargeL4MaterialL3WaterL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Material L3 (requires)
    A barge carries heavy material along waterways
  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    A barge is a flat-bottomed boat on water