The Emergence Machine

Flow

process · physics · Level 4 · E0

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Emergence definition

Flow emerges from the continuous movement of a fluid, such as water, where the fluid's essential properties allow it to transfer energy and change its position over time, resulting in a smooth and unbroken progression from one point to another.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
flow
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0FlowWaterMovementSubstanceMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSailorL5FlowL4MovementL2WaterL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Movement L2 (requires) physics sense
    Flow is continuous movement of a fluid
  • Water L3 (requires) nature sense
    Water is the prototypical flowing substance

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