The Emergence Machine

Hail

physical · nature · Level 6 · 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

Hail is pellets of frozen rain falling from clouds, but this definition is incomplete without understanding the underlying physical processes.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “hail” 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
hail
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0HazeParticleServingHailFoodLightAnimalIcePerceptionCloudOrganismTemperatureStormSystemAirBuildingEnvironmentForceFormLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHailL6StormL3SystemL3CloudL4IceL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Storm L3 (requires)
    Hailstones are created within storm clouds by updrafts cycling water droplets through freezing layers
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    hail requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Cloud L4 (requires)
    Hail is ice that falls from clouds
  • Ice L5 (requires)
    Hail is pellets of frozen rain falling from clouds