The Emergence Machine

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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

Navigation emerges from the understanding of motion as a change in position or state of an object over time, involving energy and space, and the development of skills in maritime ship operations, which enables the determination and control of a vehicle's movement through a medium to achieve a desired trajectory or destination.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
navigare
Origin language
lat

The process of planning and following a route

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0NavigationShipWaterFormStructureSubstanceMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCompassL6GpsL6NauticalL10ShoalL16NavigationL5MotionL1ShipL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion is essential for grasping navigation
  • Ship L4 (requires)
    Navigation skills developed from maritime ship operations.

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