The Emergence Machine

Track

physical · COMMUNICATION/MEDIA · Level 7 · E9

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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 track is a medium for communication or media, but this definition is incomplete without understanding the environment that gives rise to the medium's characteristics.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
track
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0TrackCommunicationBehaviorMedium MedMediumOrganismCellChannelMaterialMeaningEnvironmentInformationFormLifeActionChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBarcodeL8RailwayL8Track RailL8Track SportL8Inventory Manage…L12TrackL7EnvironmentL2InformationL2Medium MedL5CommunicationL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Environment L2 (requires) polysemous
    A medium requires an environment to influence its characteristics and facilitate the flow of substances.
  • Information L2 (requires)
    Understanding information is essential for understanding track
  • Medium Med L5 (requires) COMMUNICATION/MEDIA sense
    Track is a medium for communication or media.
  • Communication L6 (requires)
    This is a form of communication or media

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