The Emergence Machine

Sailboat

abstract · Marine Science · Level 5 · E11

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Emergence definition

A vessel propelled by wind force on a watercraft designed for transportation or recreation, characterized by a hull that displaces water to facilitate movement across a body of water.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
sailboat
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0SailboatBoatShipWindAirSystemWaterForceFormStructureSubstanceActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesYachtL16SailboatL5ForceL2SystemL3BoatL4ShipL4WindL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Force L2 (requires)
    A sailboat uses wind force captured by cloth sails
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    sailboat requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Boat L4 (requires) transportation sense
    A vessel propelled by wind-filled canvas sails on masts.
  • Ship L4 (requires)
    Boat powered by wind-catching sails -- prerequisite: ship
  • Wind L4 (requires) polysemous
    Boat powered by wind-catching sails -- prerequisite: wind

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