The Emergence Machine

Mist

physical · nature · Level 8 · E0

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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

Mist is a thin, obscuring phenomenon that reduces visibility, similar to fog, but with a lesser impact on light, resulting from the interaction of energy with particles in the atmosphere.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
mist
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0HazeMistParticleFogServingCondensationFoodLight… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeMassActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMistL8LightL6FogL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Light L6 (requires)
    Mist reduces visibility less than fog but still obscures light
  • Fog L7 (requires)
    Mist is a light thin fog