The Emergence Machine

Milky Way

abstract · Astronomy · Level 9 · E13

E13Civilizations

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

milky-way requires galaxy, solar-system, motion.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
Milky Way
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0Milky WayGalaxySolar SystemStarLight… intermediate l…FormLifePlanetStructureChangeMatterMotionWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMilky WayL9GalaxyL8Solar SystemL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Galaxy L8 (requires)
    The Milky Way is our home galaxy containing hundreds of billions of stars.
  • Solar System L8 (requires)
    The Milky Way is the galactic system that contains our solar system.