The Emergence Machine

Bending

process · Engineering · Level 4 · E3

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Emergence definition

Bending is a process that occurs when a force is applied to a material, causing it to change shape or deform.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
bending
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0BendingSystemForceFormStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesRefractionL5DiffractionL8BendingL4MotionL1ForceL2SystemL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion helps understand force-related concept bending
  • Force L2 (requires)
    bending requires understanding force as a foundational concept
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    bending requires understanding system as a foundational concept

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