The Emergence Machine

Shoal

physical · Geography · Level 16 · E0

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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 submerged or partially submerged sandbank or ridge that poses a hazard to navigation, often shifting due to the dynamic interactions between the coast, water, and sediment, which can be understood through the concepts of coast, navigation, and shift.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL16L15L14L13L6L5L4L2L1L0ShoalCoastOil NaturalOilFoodShiftAnimalBehaviorHeatNavigationOrganismRidgeShipTemperature… intermediate l…EnvironmentForceFormKinetic EnergyActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesShoalL16RidgeL4NavigationL5ShiftL6CoastL15E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Ridge L4 (requires)
    A submerged or partially submerged sandbank or ridge, hazardous to navigation and often shifting.
  • Navigation L5 (requires)
    A submerged or partially submerged sandbank or ridge, hazardous to navigation and often shifting.
  • Shift L6 (requires)
    A submerged or partially submerged sandbank or ridge, hazardous to navigation and often shifting.
  • Coast L15 (requires)
    Shoal requires understanding of coast as a foundational concept.