The Emergence Machine

Icicle

physical · Level 6 · E0

E0Spacetime

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

As water drips and freezes under gravity, it forms a hanging piece of ice that grows layer by layer, becoming an icicle.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “Icicle”. 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0IcicleIceTemperatureGravityPhysicsWaterForceMassSubstanceActionMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesIcicleL6GravityL3IceL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Gravity L3 (requires)
    Icicles grow as water drips slowly and freezes layer by layer under gravity
  • Ice L5 (requires)
    An icicle is a hanging piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water