The Emergence Machine

Chisel

physical · Visual Arts · Level 12 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A tool with a sharp edge for carving, emerging from the organized arrangement of matter in a structure, combined with the properties of metal and the cultural development of carving tools.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
chisel
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L3L2L1L0ChiselCarveCutDivisionMetalMaterialResultState… intermediate l…StructureConsequenceForceFormActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesChiselL12StructureL2MetalL3CarveL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Structure L2 (requires) organization sense
    Understanding structure is essential for grasping chisel
  • Metal L3 (requires)
    A chisel is a tool with a sharp edge for carving
  • Carve L11 (requires)
    Chisels are used for carving