The Emergence Machine

Rain Gauge

physical · Meteorology · Level 8 · E10

E10Institutions

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 device that measures the quantity of precipitation, typically in the form of rainfall, by collecting and recording the water that falls into it.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Rain GaugePrecipitationRecordingClimateCommunicationBehaviorWeather… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLifeChangeActionExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesRain GaugeL8ChangeL1PrecipitationL7RecordingL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    rain gauge requires understanding change as a foundational concept
  • Precipitation L7 (requires) Meteorology sense
    A device that measures the quantity of precipitation, typically in the form of rainfall, by collecting and recording the water that falls into it.
  • Recording L7 (requires)
    A device that measures the quantity of precipitation, typically in the form of rainfall, by collecting and recording the water that falls into it.