The Emergence Machine

Bark Tree

physical · Nature · Level 8 · E5

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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

Bark serves as a protective layer of material that shields the inner wood of a tree, leveraging the structural properties of skin and the physical properties of material.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “bark”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0Bark TreeSkinTreeBodyPlantTissueAnimalCellMaterial… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBark TreeL8MaterialL3SkinL7TreeL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • bark English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Material L3 (requires)
    Bark serves as a protective layer of material shielding inner wood
  • Skin L7 (requires)
    Outer protective covering of a tree trunk -- requires understanding of skin
  • Tree L7 (requires) polysemous
    Outer protective covering of a tree trunk -- requires understanding of tree