The Emergence Machine

Strait

physical · nature · Level 5 · E0

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Emergence definition

A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water, where the concept of ocean, a vast body of liquid with dynamic changes governed by process, and system, an organized arrangement of interrelated parts, come together to form a unique geographical feature.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
strait
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0StraitGeologyOceanRockMineralSystemWaterFormLandLiquidProcessActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBlack Sea Unders…L11Florida CurrentL11Kamchatka CurrentL11StraitL5SystemL3OceanL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    strait requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Ocean L4 (requires)
    Strait requires understanding of ocean as a foundational concept.

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