The Emergence Machine

Weapon

physical · Military · Level 7 · E10

E10Institutions

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

weapon emerges from force. It requires space.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0WeaponMilitaryGovernmentPoliticsStateForceFormLandStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAdmiralL8Air ForceL8AmbushL8AmmunitionL8ArmisticeL8WeaponL7ActionL1MilitaryL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    weapon requires understanding action as a foundational concept
  • Military L6 (requires)
    weapon builds on the concept of military

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