The Emergence Machine

Float

process · Action · Level 4 · E0

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Emergence definition

Rest on the surface of a substance that exerts an upward force on an object due to its mass, such as water.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “float”. 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.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0FloatWaterWeightForceLiquidMassSubstanceActionMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFloatL4LiquidL2WaterL3WeightL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Liquid L2 (requires)
    to understand float, one must understand the concept of a substance that can support weight
  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    Rest on the surface of a liquid -- prerequisite: water
  • Weight L3 (requires)
    Rest on the surface of a liquid -- prerequisite: weight