The Emergence Machine

Sail

abstract · Marine Science · Level 6 · E3

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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 canvas fabric suspended from masts to catch wind and propel a ship, where the organized arrangement of matter, as governed by structure, and the shape or arrangement that matter takes, as governed by form, are designed to travel on the surface of 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 “sail” 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
sail
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0SailClothFiberShipWindAirMaterialSystemWaterFormStructureSubstanceChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSailL6SystemL3ShipL4WindL4ClothL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    sail requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Ship L4 (requires)
    Canvas fabric suspended from masts to catch wind and propel a ship.
  • Wind L4 (requires) polysemous
    Sails catch wind with cloth
  • Cloth L5 (requires)
    A sail is a piece of fabric for catching wind to propel a boat