The Emergence Machine

Wagon

physical · transportation · Level 10 · 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 wagon is a four-wheeled vehicle pulled by animals, but this definition is incomplete without a clear understanding of the wheel's role in its construction and function.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
wagen
Origin language
dut

A vehicle used for transporting goods by rail

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L3L2L1L0WagonHorseLivestockFarmingMammalCellSystemWheel… intermediate l…FormLandLifeProcessActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCarriageL11WagonL10WheelL3HorseL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Wheel L3 (requires)
    Four-wheeled vehicle pulled by animals -- prerequisite: wheel
  • Horse L9 (requires)
    Four-wheeled vehicle pulled by animals -- prerequisite: horse

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