The Emergence Machine

Bench

physical · furniture · Level 9 · E11

E11Organizations

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 bench is a chair for multiple people, built from wood, which provides a longer and more communal seating experience than a single chair, leveraging the structural integrity and aesthetic appeal of wood to support the weight and comfort of multiple users.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
bench
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0BenchChairWoodPlant… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBenchL9ChairL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Chair L8 (requires)
    A bench is similar to a chair but for multiple people