The Emergence Machine

Break

process · Physical · Level 3 · E0

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Emergence definition

A break is a sudden or intentional disruption of a pattern or sequence of events, resulting in a separation or disconnection between two or more objects or activities, driven by force and involving motion.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “break” 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.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0BreakForceObjectActionExistenceMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCrushL4FuseL6DropoutL10BlenderL11Break ActL11BreakL3MotionL1ForceL2ObjectL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion helps understand force-related concept break
  • Force L2 (requires)
    break depends on force
  • Object L2 (requires)
    break depends on object

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