The Emergence Machine

Amber Resin

physical · Level 7 · E0

E0Spacetime

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Emergence definition

Amber-resin is the fossilized remains of a plant, specifically a tree, that has undergone a process of hardening over vast stretches of time, leveraging the fundamental properties of time and the biological processes of plant life.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Amber ResinPlantAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesAmber ResinL7TimeL0PlantL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Time L0 (requires)
    Amber hardens over vast stretches of time
  • Plant L6 (requires) polysemous
    Amber is fossilized resin from a plant (tree)