The Emergence Machine

Sleet

physical · nature · Level 8 · E0

E0Spacetime

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Emergence definition

Frozen water droplets falling from the sky, typically in a mixture with rain, resulting from the freezing of raindrops in transit through a layer of cold air, which requires an organized arrangement of particles in space, as governed by structure, and the interaction of energy with matter, as governed by system.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0SleetSkyGasGeologyHeatSystemWaterAirMineral… intermediate l…ForceFormKinetic EnergyLandActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSleetL8SystemL3WaterL3SkyL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    sleet requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Water L3 (requires) Chemistry sense
    Sleet requires understanding of water as a foundational concept.
  • Sky L7 (requires)
    Sleet: Frozen water droplets falling from the sky, typically in a mixture with rain, resulting from the freezing of raindrops in transit through a layer of cold air.