The Emergence Machine

Harbor

physical · transportation · Level 16 · E0

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Emergence definition

A harbor emerges from the combination of a coastal pattern and a structure that provides shelter from the open water, where the shape and arrangement of matter are governed by form and structure.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “harbor” 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
herebeorg
Origin language
eng

A sheltered body of water for ships to anchor

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL16L15L14L13L3L2L1L0HarborCoastOil NaturalOilCellPhysicsWater… intermediate l…FormStructureEnvironmentForceActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDockL17HarborL16FormL2StructureL2WaterL3CoastL15E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of harbor
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Harbors have structural protection from open water
  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    A harbor is a sheltered body of water
  • Coast L15 (requires)
    Harbors are shaped with coastal patterns for sheltering vessels.

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