The Emergence Machine

Contour

physical · Geography · Level 12 · E0

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Emergence definition

contour emerges from line. It requires location.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “contour” 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
contour
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L7L4L3L2L1L0ContourMapRepresentationArtEqualLearningVisualGeometryLineNumberOrganismElevationBuildingCellMathematical Str…… intermediate l…FormLandLifeLocationActionChangeMatterPositionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesContourL12ElevationL3LineL4EqualL7MapL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Elevation L3 (requires)
    A line on a map connecting points of equal elevation, used to represent terrain relief and topographic features.
  • Line L4 (conceptual) Mathematics sense
    Contour is a line defining form boundary
  • Equal L7 (requires)
    A line on a map connecting points of equal elevation, used to represent terrain relief and topographic features.
  • Map L11 (requires)
    A line on a map connecting points of equal elevation, used to represent terrain relief and topographic features.