The Emergence Machine

Harbour

physical · geography · Level 5 · E9

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Emergence definition

When water's essential properties as a transparent, tasteless, odorless liquid composed of hydrogen and oxygen molecules, and its capacity to support the construction of structures like ships, come together to create a sheltered space that protects ships from the elements, a harbour emerges.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
harbour
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0HarbourShipWaterFormStructureSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHarbourL5ShipL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Ship L4 (requires)
    Harbours shelter ships