The Emergence Machine

Clog

physical · Culture · Level 9 · E9

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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

Clog is a type of shoe that emerges from the pattern of repeated or regular arrangement of elements, such as wood and fabric, that can be detected and interpreted by an organism, where the shoe serves as a tangible, three-dimensional object designed to be worn on or about the foot.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
clog
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0ClogShoeClothingBody… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesClogL9PatternL0ShoeL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    clog requires understanding pattern as a foundational concept
  • Shoe L8 (requires)
    A heavy wooden shoe with a thick sole, traditionally worn in Northern Europe and Japan.