The Emergence Machine

Headwaters

physical · Geography · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

The source streams of a river or the upper tributaries of a river system in mountainous areas, which are the origin of the river's flow and water supply.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
headwaters
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

L11L10L9L8L5L2L1L0River FormCourseKnowledgeLessonThoughtBehaviorGeologyPerceptionStream… intermediate l…EnvironmentForceFormInformationActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHeadwatersL6StreamL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Stream L5 (requires) polysemous
    The source streams of a river or the upper tributaries of a river system in mountainous areas.