The Emergence Machine

Arrow

physical · tool · Level 9 · E3

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Emergence definition

As a pointed shaft shot from a bow, an arrow emerges from the functional relationship between a weapon and a bow, where the bow's ability to propel the arrow requires the weapon's purpose of delivering force, and the arrow's design is shaped by the bow's mechanical properties, such as tension and string length.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “arrow”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
arrow
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0ArrowBowWeaponMilitary… intermediate l…ForceFormLandStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesArrowL9BowL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Bow L8 (requires)
    Arrows are shot from bows