The Emergence Machine

Motorboat

abstract · Marine Science · Level 5 · E11

E11Organizations

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

A motorboat is a vessel propelled by internal combustion or electric motors rather than sails, but the specific mechanism of propulsion is not fully understood.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
motorboat
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0MotorboatBoatSystemWaterFormStructureSubstanceChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMotorboatL5MotionL1SystemL3BoatL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    motorboat requires understanding motion as a foundational concept
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    motorboat requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Boat L4 (requires) transportation sense
    A vessel propelled by internal combustion or electric motors rather than sails.