The Emergence Machine

Midnight

abstract · time · Level 8 · E0

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Emergence definition

Midnight is the moment when the duration of the day is precisely measured, marking the middle of the night, where the absence of light, governed by physical laws, defines the darkness.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “midnight”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0MidnightDarkLightPerception… intermediate l…DurationMeasurementFormLifeChangeMatterQuantityStandardEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMidnightL8DurationL2MeasurementL2DarkL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Duration L2 (requires)
    Understanding duration is essential for grasping midnight
  • Measurement L2 (requires)
    midnight builds on the concept of measurement
  • Dark L7 (requires)
    Middle of the night at twelve o-clock -- prerequisite: dark