The Emergence Machine

Dock

physical · transportation · Level 17 · E3

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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

A dock is a structure for loading and unloading ships, providing a place for watercraft operations to take place.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
docke
Origin language
dut

An enclosed area of water for loading and repairing ships

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL17L16L15L14L4L2L1L0DockHarborCoastOil NaturalOrganismShipTemperature… intermediate l…EnvironmentForceFormKinetic EnergyActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesWharfL18DockL17ShipL4HarborL16E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Ship L4 (requires)
    Structure for loading and unloading ships -- prerequisite: ship
  • Harbor L16 (requires)
    Structure for loading and unloading ships -- prerequisite: harbor

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