The Emergence Machine

Butter

physical · food · Level 12 · E3

E3Chemistry

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

butter emerges from milk. It requires food.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L4L2L1L0ButterSolidAtomCreamElectronTechniqueChurnOrganismTemperature… intermediate l…ForceFormKinetic EnergyLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBiscuitL13PastryL15ButterL12ChurnL4CreamL10SolidL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Churn L4 (requires)
    Pale yellow solid fat produced by churning cream or milk, used for cooking, baking, and as a spread.
  • Cream L10 (requires)
    Pale yellow solid fat produced by churning cream or milk, used for cooking, baking, and as a spread.
  • Solid L11 (requires)
    Pale yellow solid fat produced by churning cream or milk, used for cooking, baking, and as a spread.

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