The Emergence Machine

Infantry

property · Military · Level 10 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

Infantry is a subset of the land forces of a government, consisting of soldiers who fight on foot.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “infantry” 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
infanteria
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L2L1L0InfantryWarConflictWeaponMilitary… intermediate l…ForceFormLandStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesInfantryL10ActionL1MilitaryL6WeaponL7WarL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    infantry requires understanding action as a foundational concept
  • Military L6 (requires)
    infantry builds on the concept of military
  • Weapon L7 (requires)
    This is a specific weapon; understanding what a weapon is comes first
  • War L9 (requires)
    Understanding war is necessary to comprehend the concept of military, which is a prerequisite for infantry.