The Emergence Machine

Windshield

physical · Level 3 · 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 windshield is a transparent shield on a vehicle that is made of matter and serves to protect occupants from wind and debris.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “Windshield”. 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.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0WindshieldMovementVehicleMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesWindshieldL3MovementL2VehicleL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Movement L2 (requires) physics sense
    Windshield is a transparent shield on a vehicle, implying that the vehicle must be capable of movement to have a windshield.
  • Vehicle L2 (requires)
    Windshield is a transparent shield on a vehicle