The Emergence Machine

Blade

physical · Technology · Level 4 · 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 cutting tool with a sharp edge, typically made of metal or other hard materials, designed to apply force to section or shape materials.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0BladeSystemFormProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesHelicopterL5OarL8KnifeL11BladeL4ActionL1ProcessL2SystemL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of blade
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    blade requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    blade requires understanding system as a foundational concept

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