The Emergence Machine

Map

physical · Geography · Level 11 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A map is a visual representation of an area of land or water, but this definition lacks the creative aspect of art that gives it form and meaning.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
map
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0MapRepresentationArtSkill… intermediate l…FormLifeLocationStructureActionChangeMatterPositionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAfm IrL12ContourL12Genetic MappingL12Map TransL12SurveyL12MapL11LocationL2RepresentationL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Location L2 (requires)
    Geographic position requires location concept
  • Representation L10 (requires)
    A visual representation of an area of land or water showing geographic features, boundaries, and locations at a reduced scale.

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