The Emergence Machine

Dam

abstract · architecture · Level 4 · E11

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Emergence definition

A massive engineered structure that regulates water flow by impounding and creating a reservoir or lake, built upon the organized arrangement of matter in space, exhibiting patterns that govern its transformations and binding, and interacting with the transparent, tasteless, odorless liquid composed of hydrogen and oxygen molecules essential for all known forms of life.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0DamWaterFormStructureSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesPerezoso Del Cor…L5DamL4FormL2StructureL2WaterL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of dam
  • Structure L2 (requires) architecture sense
    dam requires understanding structure as a foundational concept
  • Water L3 (requires) Chemistry sense
    A massive, engineered barrier constructed across a watercourse to impound and regulate water flow, typically creating a reservoir or lake.

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