The Emergence Machine

Pole

physical · Geography · Level 4 · 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

The points where the rotational axis of the Earth intersects the surface, defined by the shape and arrangement of matter, as governed by form, and the organized arrangement of particles in space, as governed by structure.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
pole
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0PoleEarthLocationProcessActionChangePositionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesEquatorL5Boom MicrophoneL13PoleL4LocationL2EarthL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Location L2 (requires)
    Geographic position requires location concept
  • Earth L3 (requires)
    Either of the two points where Earth's rotational axis intersects the surface, the North Pole and South Pole.

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