The Emergence Machine

Cataract

physical · Geography · Level 12 · E0

E0Spacetime

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Emergence definition

A large, powerful waterfall emerges from the interaction of gravity and a cliff, where a stream of water encounters a steep change in terrain elevation, resulting in a turbulent flow of particles occupying space and interacting with energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
cataract
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L5L2L1L0CataractDescentMotherChildCultureWaterfallAnimalBehaviorEvolution… intermediate l…EnvironmentForceFormInformationActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCataractL12WaterfallL5DescentL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Waterfall L5 (requires)
    A large, powerful waterfall, often characterized by steep descent and turbulent water flow.
  • Descent L11 (requires)
    A large, powerful waterfall, often characterized by steep descent and turbulent water flow.