The Emergence Machine

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physical · Physical · Level 6 · E0

E0Spacetime

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

Top is a location within a spatial context, characterized by a specific bearing or orientation, extending from a starting point to a destination, building upon the understanding of location and direction.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “top”. 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0TopDirectionBearingSoftwareSystemWheelLocationFormInformationProcessActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBottomL7JumpsuitL9HeadlineL12TopL6LocationL2DirectionL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Location L2 (requires)
    Top is a concept related to location.
  • Direction L5 (requires) Physical sense
    Foundational concept required

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