The Emergence Machine

Barometric Pressure

physical · Meteorology · Level 2 · E0

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Emergence definition

Barometric pressure is the force exerted by the atmosphere on a unit area of the Earth's surface, resulting from the collective motion of air molecules over time, which is a manifestation of the underlying motion and energy in the atmosphere.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
barometric pressure
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0WeatherTemperatureAirPhysicsBarometric Press…ForceSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBarometric Press…L2MotionL1WeatherL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

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