The Emergence Machine

Scattering

physical · Meteorology · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

The process of change in the distribution of energy within the atmosphere, resulting from collisions between incident radiation and atmospheric particles, which deflect the radiation in various directions.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ScatteringWeatherTemperatureAirPhysicsForceSubstanceActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesHalo MetL7MirageL7ScatteringL6ChangeL1WeatherL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    scattering requires understanding change as a foundational concept
  • Weather L5 (requires)
    This is a weather/meteorology concept; understanding weather comes first

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