The Emergence Machine

Harpoon

abstract · Marine Science · Level 8 · E9

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Emergence definition

A large barbed spear used to hunt fish and marine mammals, particularly whales, in the context of human interaction with the marine environment.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
harpoon
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0HarpoonFishingFishAnimalGeologyMarineSea… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHarpoonL8EnvironmentL2MarineL5SeaL5FishingL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Environment L2 (requires) environment sense
    harpoon builds on the concept of environment
  • Marine L5 (requires)
    harpoon builds on the concept of marine
  • Sea L5 (requires)
    harpoon builds on the concept of sea
  • Fishing L7 (requires)
    A large barbed spear used to hunt fish and marine mammals, particularly whales.