The Emergence Machine

Sailing

abstract · Marine Science · Level 5 · E9

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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

The sport or activity of operating a vessel on water, involving a change in position or state of the object over time, involving energy and space.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0SailingShipWindAirSystemWaterFormStructureSubstanceChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSailingL5SystemL3ShipL4WindL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    sailing requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Ship L4 (requires)
    The sport or activity of operating a sailboat or other vessel on water.
  • Wind L4 (requires) Earth Science sense
    sailing requires wind to propel the vessel