The Emergence Machine

Snowflake

physical · Level 6 · E0

E0Spacetime

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Emergence definition

As water vapor freezes in cold air, it forms a unique six-fold symmetrical pattern, resulting in a single crystal of ice that we call a snowflake.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Snowflake” 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0SnowflakeIceTemperaturePhysicsWaterForceSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSnowflakeL6PatternL0IceL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Snowflakes form symmetric crystalline patterns as water vapor freezes in cold air
  • Ice L5 (requires)
    A snowflake is a single crystal of ice with a unique six-fold symmetrical pattern