The Emergence Machine

Expedition

abstract · History · Level 12 · E8

E8Minds

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

An expedition is a deliberate, organized journey into uncharted or inaccessible areas, undertaken to achieve a specific objective, such as systematic investigation and traversal of unknown territories, driven by a desire to discover and expand geographical knowledge, assuming a driving force of curiosity, and involving a series of actions, each involving motion, that unfold over time, resulting in a change of location or state.

Compare Expedition with…

Wiktionary senses

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

Loading senses…

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

Historical origin

Origin word
expeditio
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L5L2L1L0ExpeditionExplorationCuriosityDiscoveryDesireKnowledgeGoalPerception… intermediate l…JourneyFormInformationLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesExpeditionL12JourneyL2GoalL5ExplorationL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Journey L2 (requires)
    An expedition is a deliberate, organized journey into uncharted or inaccessible areas, undertaken to achieve a specific goal, such as exploration, research, or resource extraction.
  • Goal L5 (requires) polysemous
    An expedition is a deliberate, organized journey into uncharted or inaccessible areas, undertaken to achieve a specific goal, such as exploration, research, or resource extraction.
  • Exploration L11 (requires)
    An expedition is a deliberate, organized journey into uncharted or inaccessible areas, undertaken to achieve a specific goal, such as exploration, research, or resource extraction.