The Emergence Machine

Pond

physical · nature · Level 5 · E8

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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

A body of water, often smaller than a lake, with a defined boundary and a relationship to the surrounding land.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0PondGeologyLakeRockEarthMineralSystemWaterFormLandProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPondL5EarthL3SystemL3LakeL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Earth L3 (requires)
    Small body of still water -- requires understanding of earth
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    pond requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Lake L4 (requires)
    A body of still or slow-moving water, typically smaller than a lake, surrounded by land or other obstacles.