The Emergence Machine

Wind

physical · Earth Science · Level 4 · E0

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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

Wind is the movement of air in the atmosphere, governed by geological processes and landforms.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “wind”. 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.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0WindAirSubstanceMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBlowL5DuneL5MonsoonL5SailboatL5SailingL5WindL4MotionL1AirL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Remediation: break cycle
  • Air L3 (requires) Earth Science sense
    Remediation: break cycle

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