The Emergence Machine

Candle

physical · Technology · Level 8 · E3

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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

Candles produce light and heat through the combustion of fuel, a process that involves fire and the release of energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0CandleFireCombustionLightHeatPerception… intermediate l…ForceFormKinetic EnergyLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCandle HolderL9CandleL8LightL6FireL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Light L6 (requires)
    A candle produces light through combustion
  • Fire L7 (requires) polysemous
    Candles burn fuel to produce light and heat

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