The Emergence Machine

Pass

physical · Geography · Level 3 · E0

E0Spacetime

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 pass arises from the interaction of force and motion, where a navigable route across a mountain range is established at low elevation, facilitating travel and commerce by exploiting the predictable and repeatable patterns of energy and matter in the environment.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “pass” 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
pass
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0PassForceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesRefractionL5PassL3MotionL1ForceL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    To understand a pass, one must first understand motion.
  • Force L2 (requires)
    Pass requires understanding of force as a foundational concept.

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