The Emergence Machine

Comb

physical · Household · Level 8 · E9

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Emergence definition

The evenly spaced teeth of a tool, used to arrange hair, form a pattern that separates individual hairs, building upon the understanding of hair as a filamentous growth and the material that requires tool and pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0CombHairBodyAnimalOrganismTool… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCombL8PatternL0ToolL4HairL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • comb English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    A comb's evenly spaced teeth form a pattern that separates individual hairs
  • Tool L4 (requires)
    Toothed tool for arranging hair -- understanding tool is a prerequisite
  • Hair L7 (requires)
    Toothed tool for arranging hair -- understanding hair is a prerequisite