The Emergence Machine

Maneuver

process · Military · Level 8 · E9

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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 deliberate movement or action within a spatial environment, executed by military forces to achieve a tactical or strategic advantage, as it relies on the understanding of action as a dynamic pattern of movement and transformation, and the concept of environment as a complex network of living and non-living components.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
manoeuvre
Origin language
French

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0ManeuverWeaponMilitaryGovernment… intermediate l…EnvironmentForceFormLandActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSkirmishL9ManeuverL8ActionL1EnvironmentL2MilitaryL6WeaponL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is essential for grasping maneuver
  • Environment L2 (requires) environment sense
    A deliberate movement or action within a spatial environment, executed by military forces to achieve a tactical or strategic advantage.
  • Military L6 (requires)
    A deliberate movement or action within a spatial environment, executed by military forces to achieve a tactical or strategic advantage.
  • Weapon L7 (requires)
    This is a specific weapon; understanding what a weapon is comes first

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