The Emergence Machine

Costume

physical · material-culture · Level 11 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

A costume emerges as a garment designed for specific occasions or roles, constructed from flexible materials, requiring tools for creation or alteration, and shaped by the complex interplay of elements and their relationships within a society, where the role played by the person influences the behavior and relationships within that society.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “costume”. 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.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L4L2L1L0CostumeRoleSituationGarmentPeopleSocietyObjectiveOrganismTool… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeProcessActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCostume DesignL12KabukiL12KathakaliL12Costume DesignerL13Dance CostumeL15CostumeL11ToolL4GarmentL8RoleL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Tool L4 (requires)
    Costumes are garments that require tools for construction and alteration.
  • Garment L8 (requires)
    A garment designed for specific occasions or roles, constructed from flexible materials and requiring tools for creation or alteration.
  • Role L10 (requires) polysemous
    A garment designed for specific occasions or roles, constructed from flexible materials and requiring tools for creation or alteration.

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