The Emergence Machine

Spring

physical · Technology · Level 4 · E3

E3Chemistry

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A body of water or water feature, arising from the organized arrangement of interrelated parts that work together over time, building upon the understanding of structure and form.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “spring”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0SpringSystemWaterFormSeasonStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSpring WaterL5Hot SpringL6SpringL4SeasonL2SystemL3WaterL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Season L2 (requires) mutual Earth Science sense
    spring is one of the four seasonal divisions of the year.
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Understanding system is essential for grasping spring
  • Water L3 (requires) Chemistry sense
    spring is a body of water or water feature.

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