The Emergence Machine

Van

physical · Level 3 · 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

A van has an enclosed space for cargo or passengers emerges from the combination of space and vehicle, as space provides the physical expanse and vehicle allows for the concept of a self-contained transportation unit.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0VanVehicleMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesVanL3VehicleL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Vehicle L2 (requires)
    A van is a medium-sized enclosed vehicle