The Emergence Machine

Satellite

physical · COMMUNICATION/MEDIA · Level 5 · 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 device that takes the shape of a form in space, maintained by the centripetal force of gravity as it orbits a planet, designed to receive and retransmit signals carrying information.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
satelles
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0SatelliteOrbitGravityForceFormMassPlanetActionMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesGpsL6Weather SatelliteL6Moon ObjectL7SatelliteL5FormL2PlanetL2OrbitL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form is essential for grasping satellite
  • Planet L2 (requires)
    Satellite requires understanding of planet as a foundational concept.
  • Orbit L4 (requires)
    Satellite requires understanding of orbit as a foundational concept.

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