The Emergence Machine

Reservoir

physical · nature · Level 5 · E0

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Emergence definition

A reservoir holds a measurable quantity of water, which is a complex network of living and non-living components that interact and influence one another within a specific geographical area, where water is a transparent, tasteless, odorless liquid composed of hydrogen and oxygen molecules, essential for all known forms of life.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0ReservoirWater ElementWaterEnvironmentSubstanceMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesColonic PouchL6ReservoirL5QuantityL1EnvironmentL2Water ElementL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Quantity L1 (requires)
    A reservoir holds a measurable quantity of water
  • Environment L2 (requires) environment sense
    Understanding reservoir requires prior knowledge of environment, which provides essential context for grasping this concept.
  • Water Element L4 (requires) nature sense
    A reservoir stores a large quantity of water

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