The Emergence Machine

Ocean

physical · Earth Science · Level 4 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Ocean is a vast body of liquid that emerges from the combination of liquid, action, water, and process, where liquid provides the physical state, action enables movement, water defines the composition, and process governs the dynamic changes within the system.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
ocean
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0GeologyOceanRockMineralWaterLiquidProcessFormLandActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of ocean
  • Liquid L2 (requires)
    Remediation: enrich
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    Understanding process is essential for grasping ocean
  • Water L3 (requires) Chemistry sense
    An ocean is a massive body of saltwater that covers most of Earth
  • Geology L5 (requires) mutual
    ocean is an earth science concept.

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