light · visual
Ask Prometheusa visual state of energy that moves through space over time
Light (noun) means: a visual state of energy that moves through space over time. It emerges from energy, space, time, motion: energy, space, and time interact through motion and condition to sustain a visible pattern over time. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 8, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- Sunlight travels 150 million kilometers from the Sun to Earth in about 8 minutes and 20 seconds. astronomy
- The beam of light from the 1858 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse illuminated ships up to 20 miles away at night. engineering
- Fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains produce yellow-green light flashes during mating season in May. biology
Emergence
through: energy, space, and time interact through motion and condition to sustain a visible pattern over time.
- persistent visual presence
- spatiotemporal motion of energy
- observable state change
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (53 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Used by (8)
Relations
| is-a | energy.capacity | is-a |