The Emergence Machine

Rudder

abstract · Marine Science · Level 8 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

A flat blade at a ship's stern controlling direction and movement, as a system's organized arrangement of interrelated parts, governed by patterns that govern its transformations and binding, is applied to a ship's structure, governed by form, to steer it through the 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 “rudder” 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
rudder
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0RudderWoodPlantAnimalOrganismShipCellMaterialSystemWaterFormLifeStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesRudderL8SystemL3ShipL4WoodL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    rudder requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Ship L4 (requires)
    A flat blade at a ship's stern controlling direction and movement.
  • Wood L7 (requires) polysemous
    A rudder is a flat piece at the stern for steering a ship