The Emergence Machine

Tropic

physical · Geography · Level 8 · E0

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Emergence definition

Circles of latitude marking the northernmost and southernmost points where the sun is directly overhead, building upon the massive energy source of the sun and the measurement of latitude.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “tropic” 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
tropic
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0TropicLatitudeSunDegreeLightAngleEquatorPerceptionEarthBuildingCellMathematical Str…… intermediate l…FormLifeLocationMeasurementActionChangeMatterPositionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTropicL8EarthL3LatitudeL7SunL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Earth L3 (requires)
    The concept of tropic relies on the existence of an earth with a defined equator and poles, which is necessary to understand the circles of latitude.
  • Latitude L7 (requires)
    Either of two circles of latitude marking the northernmost and southernmost points where the sun is directly overhead.
  • Sun L7 (requires)
    Either of two circles of latitude marking the northernmost and southernmost points where the sun is directly overhead.