The Emergence Machine

Uv Radiation

physical · Meteorology · Level 8 · E0

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Emergence definition

Electromagnetic radiation from the sun, with wavelengths shorter than visible light, capable of causing sunburn and having various atmospheric effects, resulting from a transformation of energy.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “uv radiation” 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
UV radiation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Uv RadiationSunLightPerceptionWeather… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeStructureChangeActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesUv RadiationL8ChangeL1WeatherL5SunL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    uv radiation requires understanding change as a foundational concept
  • Weather L5 (requires)
    uv-radiation is a weather or meteorological phenomenon.
  • Sun L7 (requires)
    UV Radiation is electromagnetic radiation from the sun with wavelengths shorter than visible light, capable of causing sunburn and having various atmospheric effects.