The Emergence Machine

Oort Cloud

abstract · Astronomy · Level 9 · E12

E12States

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

oort-cloud requires solar-system, motion, comet.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
Oort cloud
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L3L2L1L0Oort CloudSolar SystemStarLightCellSystem… intermediate l…FormLifePlanetStructureChangeMatterMotionWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesOort CloudL9SystemL3Solar SystemL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Understanding system is essential for grasping oort cloud
  • Solar System L8 (requires)
    The Oort Cloud is the outermost region of our solar system.