The Emergence Machine

Cyclone

physical · nature · Level 5 · E0

E0Spacetime

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A rotating low-pressure system in the atmosphere characterized by strong winds and stormy weather, building upon the understanding of the atmosphere as a dynamic mixture of gases and systems as organized arrangements of interrelated parts.

Compare Cyclone with…

Wiktionary senses

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

Loading senses…

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

Historical origin

Origin word
cyclone
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0CycloneAtmosphereAirSystemFormPlanetStructureSubstanceChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCycloneL5SystemL3AtmosphereL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Understanding system is essential for grasping cyclone
  • Atmosphere L4 (requires)
    Cyclone requires understanding of atmosphere as a foundational concept.