The Emergence Machine

Direction

physical · Physical · 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.

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Emergence definition

Direction emerges as a line or path extending from a starting point to a destination, characterized by a specific bearing or orientation within space, facilitated by the conversion of energy into motion through mechanical operation.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0DirectionBearingSoftwareSystemWheelStartFormInformationProcessMotionActionChangeExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAlignmentL6PathwayL6ProgressionL6TopL6RightL7DirectionL5MotionL1StartL2BearingL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Foundational concept required
  • Start L2 (requires)
    Direction: A line or path extending from a starting point to a destination, characterized by a specific bearing or orientation within space.
  • Bearing L4 (requires)
    Direction: A line or path extending from a starting point to a destination, characterized by a specific bearing or orientation within space.

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