The Emergence Machine

Star

abstract · Astronomy · Level 7 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A massive celestial body that shines due to its own energy production.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
star
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0StarLightPerceptionOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAstrophysicsL8Binary StarL8ConstellationL8Event HorizonL8ExoplanetL8StarL7MatterL1LightL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Remediation: enrich underconnected
  • Light L6 (requires)
    Remediation: enrich underconnected

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