The Emergence Machine

Depth

physical · Geography · Level 8 · 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

depth emerges from space. It requires location.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0DepthBottomTopDirectionOppositeWaterCompareGravitySoftware… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLocationActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesShallowL9DepthL8WaterL3BottomL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Water L3 (requires) Chemistry sense
    The vertical distance from the surface of water or ground to the bottom, measured downward in units of length.
  • Bottom L7 (requires)
    The vertical distance from the surface of water or ground to the bottom, measured downward in units of length.

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