The Emergence Machine

Ion

physical · Chemistry · Level 11 · E1

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

ion emerges from atom. It requires electron.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
ion
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0IonAtomElectronParticle… intermediate l…FormLifeMassMovementActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBaseL13IonL11AtomL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Atom L10 (builds on)
    Ion builds on the principles established by atom.

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