The Emergence Machine

Ice

physical · Physics · Level 5 · E3

E3Chemistry

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Ice is the solidification of water at temperatures below 0°C (32°F), characterized by a crystalline structure, but this definition is incomplete without understanding the concept of latent heat of fusion.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0IceTemperaturePhysicsWaterForceSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAltocumulusL6AreteL6AvalancheL6BlizzardL6CirqueL6IceL5WaterL3TemperatureL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • Eis German
  • ice English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Water L3 (requires) Chemistry sense
    Physical/natural dependency
  • Temperature L4 (requires)
    Physical/natural dependency

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