The Emergence Machine

Thunderstorm

physical · nature · Level 3 · 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.

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Emergence definition

A complex weather phenomenon characterized by the interaction of motion and energy in the atmosphere, resulting in a dynamic and potentially destructive event.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
thunderstorm
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0ThunderstormEnvironmentMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesNimbusL8ThunderL12ThunderstormL3MotionL1EnvironmentL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Motion of air and water is crucial in thunderstorms.
  • Environment L2 (requires) environment sense
    Understanding thunderstorm requires prior knowledge of environment, which provides essential context for grasping this concept.

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