The Emergence Machine

Wharf

physical · Transportation · Level 18 · E9

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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 wharf is a platform alongside water for ships to tie up, built from wood and supported by a dock.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL18L17L16L15L7L2L1L0WharfDockHarborCoastCookingWood… intermediate l…EnvironmentForceFormKinetic EnergyActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesWharfL18WoodL7DockL17E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Wood L7 (requires) polysemous
    Platform alongside water for ships to tie up -- prerequisite: wood
  • Dock L17 (requires)
    Platform alongside water for ships to tie up -- prerequisite: dock