The Emergence Machine

Track Rail

physical · transportation · Level 8 · 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.

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Emergence definition

A raised rail or guide for a vehicle to follow on a path, influenced by the surrounding terrain and designed to facilitate smooth motion.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
trac
Origin language
fra

Rails forming a route for trains to travel on

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Track RailTrackCommunicationBehaviorMedium Med… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormInformationLifeMotionActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTrack RailL8MotionL1TrackL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    track rail requires understanding motion as a foundational concept
  • Track L7 (requires) COMMUNICATION/MEDIA sense
    A concept relating to track rail, encompassing its essential characteristics, properties, and relationships within its domain.