The Emergence Machine

Climate (Change sense)

physical · Meteorology · Level 7 · E14

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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 long-term shift in the average climate conditions of a region, resulting from imbalances in the global energy budget.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
climate change
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Climate ChangeClimateWeatherTemperatureAirPhysicsResultConsequenceForceOutcomeSubstanceActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCarbon Sequestra…L8Carbon SinkL8Climate Change EcoL9Climate ChangeL7ResultL3ClimateL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Result L3 (requires)
    Climate change refers to long-term alterations in atmospheric conditions resulting from imbalances in the global energy budget, manifesting as changes in average temperature, precipitation, and weather patterns over an extended period.
  • Climate L6 (requires)
    Climate change refers to long-term shifts in average climate conditions, requiring understanding of climate as the baseline state being altered.

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