The Emergence Machine

Rapids

physical · nature · Level 5 · E0

E0Spacetime

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Emergence definition

Rapids emerge from the dynamic interaction of water and system, where the organized arrangement of interrelated parts work together over time to create fast-moving sections of a river or stream.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
rapids
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0RapidsWater ElementSystemWaterEnvironmentFormStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesZanardi RapidsL6RapidsL5SystemL3Water ElementL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    rapids requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Water Element L4 (requires) nature sense
    rapids involve water

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