The Emergence Machine

Clean

property · hygiene · 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

Clean emerges as the absence of unwanted matter, particularly dirt, which is formed through the weathering and fragmentation of rock, and is characterized by the removal of dirt through the application of water and soap, as in washing, which uses water to apply a pattern or design to a surface, creating a textured or layered effect.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
clean
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0CleanDirtGroundGeologyRockWash… intermediate l…FormLandObjectReactionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCleanL8WashL4DirtL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Wash L4 (requires)
    Cleaning involves washing
  • Dirt L7 (requires)
    Cleanliness is the absence of dirt