The Emergence Machine

Fog

physical · nature · Level 7 · E0

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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

Fog is essentially a low-lying cloud that reduces visibility in the atmosphere.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
fog
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L3L2L1L0HazeParticleFogServingCondensationFoodLightCloudOrganismTemperatureSystemAirBuildingCell… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeMassActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMistL8FogL7SystemL3CloudL4CondensationL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    fog requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Cloud L4 (requires)
    Fog is essentially a low-lying cloud that reduces visibility in the atmosphere
  • Condensation L6 (requires)
    Fog requires understanding of condensation as a foundational concept.

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