The Emergence Machine

Ice Cap

physical · Geography · Level 6 · E3

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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

A dome-shaped accumulation of glacial ice covering a high plateau or mountain summit, smaller than an ice sheet.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
ice cap
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Ice CapIceTemperaturePhysicsWaterForceMassSubstanceActionMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesIce CapL6MassL2IceL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Mass L2 (requires)
    A dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering a high plateau or mountain summit, smaller than an ice sheet.
  • Ice L5 (requires)
    Polar feature requires ice concept