The Emergence Machine

Wave

abstract · Physics · Level 1 · E0

E0Spacetime

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy through a medium, such as water or air.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
wave
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL1L0WaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAmplitudeL2SignalL3OscillationL4Spring TideL4SurfL4WaveL1EnergyL0PatternL0SpaceL0TimeL0E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Energy L0 (requires)
    Remediation: correct chain to L0
  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Understanding pattern helps understand the spatial concept of wave
  • Space L0 (requires)
    Remediation: correct chain to L0
  • Time L0 (requires)
    Remediation: correct chain to L0

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