The Emergence Machine

Catch

process · physics · Level 4 · E1

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A sudden, localized transfer of energy from one object to another, resulting in a tendency to continue moving in a straight line, influenced by the quantity of matter in an object, and a force exerted on the object being caught.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0CatchMomentumMassMovementTransferMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCatchL4MatterL1TransferL2MomentumL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Catch requires understanding of matter as a foundational concept.
  • Transfer L2 (requires)
    A sudden, localized transfer of momentum from one object to another, resulting from a force exerted on the object being caught.
  • Momentum L3 (requires)
    A sudden, localized transfer of momentum from one object to another, resulting from a force exerted on the object being caught.