The Emergence Machine

Sink Verb

process · Action · Level 4 · E1

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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

To move downward into a substance that is less dense than the surrounding environment, such as water, relying on the concept of weight and the properties of water.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0Sink VerbWaterWeightForceLiquidMassSubstanceActionMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSink VerbL4LiquidL2WaterL3WeightL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • sink English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Liquid L2 (requires)
    to understand the context of going below the surface
  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    Go below the surface of a liquid -- prerequisite: water
  • Weight L3 (requires)
    Go below the surface of a liquid -- prerequisite: weight