The Emergence Machine

Chain

physical · Engineering · Level 4 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A chain is a linear assembly of connected links, designed to transmit force, motion, or energy, by harnessing the interactions of energy with particles that make up matter, within a system where particles occupy space and interact with energy, exhibiting patterns that govern its transformations and binding.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
chain
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

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

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