The Emergence Machine

Motion

abstract · Physics · Level 1 · 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

Motion is a change in position or state of an object over time, involving energy and space.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
motion
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL1L0MotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAdvectionL2AmateurL2AnimationL2AnticycloneL2ArriveL2MotionL1EnergyL0PatternL0SpaceL0TimeL0E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Energy L0 (requires)
    Remediation: correct chain to L0
  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Understanding pattern helps understand the spatial concept of motion
  • Space L0 (requires)
    Remediation: correct chain to L0
  • Time L0 (requires)
    Remediation: correct chain to L0

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