The Emergence Machine

Cold

property · Physics · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

Cold arises from the relative absence of heat, a perception that is understood through the comparison of thermal energy to a standard, which is itself a product of temperature and energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ColdHeatPerceptionOrganismTemperatureCellPhysicsForceFormKinetic EnergyLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDewL7Freeze VerbL7WinterL7CoatL8ShiverL8ColdL6HeatL5PerceptionL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • cold English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Heat L5 (requires)
    Cold means having low thermal energy
  • Perception L5 (requires)
    Cold is understood relative to heat

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