The Emergence Machine

Color

physical · Physical · Level 8 · E8

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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

Color emerges as a sensory experience that builds upon the ability to detect and respond to stimuli in the environment, which is interpreted through the process of perception.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “color”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0ColorSensoryNeuronAnimalPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAchromatopsiaL9BlackL9Color ClothL9DyeL9GreenL9ColorL8PerceptionL5SensoryL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Perception L5 (requires)
    Color is a sensory experience.
  • Sensory L7 (requires)
    Foundational concept required

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