The Emergence Machine

Tram

physical · transportation · Level 5 · E11

E11Organizations

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

Trams are rail vehicles that use patterned rail systems for street-level urban transport, utilizing the interaction of energy and matter to facilitate movement.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
traam
Origin language
ger

A rail vehicle running on tracks along streets

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0TramRoadTrainSurfaceSystemWheelFormLandObjectProcessActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTramL5PatternL0RoadL4TrainL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Trams use patterned rail systems for street-level urban transport.
  • Road L4 (requires)
    Rail vehicle running on city streets -- prerequisite: road
  • Train L4 (requires)
    Rail vehicle running on city streets -- prerequisite: train