The Emergence Machine

Conduction

process · Engineering · Level 3 · E0

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Emergence definition

Through direct contact between particles or molecules, energy flows from areas of higher to lower temperature or potential, facilitated by the organized structure of matter, which enables a predictable and repeatable pattern of heat or electricity transfer.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
conduction
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0ConductionFormProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAir Bone GapL8ConductionL3ActionL1FormL2ProcessL2StructureL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of conduction
  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of conduction
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    Understanding process is essential for grasping conduction
  • Structure L2 (requires) organization sense
    Conduction has an organized structure that defines its characteristics.

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