The Emergence Machine

Streak

physical · Level 9 · 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 streak is a line of color that appears when a substance or object moves through a medium, leaving behind a trail of a different color from its surroundings.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L2L1L0StreakColorSensoryNeuronLineOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeOperationPointActionChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesStreakL9LineL4ColorL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Line L4 (requires) polysemous
    A streak traces a linear path across a surface or through the sky
  • Color L8 (requires)
    A streak is a long thin line or band of a different color from its surroundings