The Emergence Machine

Horizon

physical · geography · Level 8 · 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

The horizon emerges as the perceived boundary where the earth's surface meets the sky, arising from the intersection of the earth's physical properties and the organism's visual perception of the sky.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
horizon
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0HorizonSkyGasGeologyHeatPerceptionEarthAirCellMineral… intermediate l…ForceFormKinetic EnergyLandActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHorizonL8EarthL3PerceptionL5SkyL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Earth L3 (requires)
    The horizon is defined by the earth's surface
  • Perception L5 (requires)
    The horizon is an apparent boundary defined by visual perception
  • Sky L7 (requires)
    The horizon is where earth appears to meet the sky