The Emergence Machine

Sailor

physical · Society · Level 5 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

A sailor is a person who works on a ship at sea, which requires the existence of a ship and water, and involves the transfer of energy through movement.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0SailorFlowShipWaterFormMovementStructureSubstanceMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSailorL5FlowL4ShipL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Flow L4 (requires)
    Sailors work on ships that move through water, so movement is a critical prerequisite.
  • Ship L4 (requires)
    Person who works on a ship at sea -- prerequisite: ship