The Emergence Machine

Couch

physical · Level 7 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

A couch is a piece of furniture that provides support for the body, which is composed of various structures and organs, and is often padded with cloth material.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Couch” 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.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0CouchBodyAnimalClothFiberOrganismCellMaterialFormLifeStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCouchL7OrganismL4ClothL5BodyL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organism L4 (requires)
    An organism is necessary to understand the concept of a body, which is supported by a couch.
  • Cloth L5 (requires)
    A couch is padded furniture using cloth material
  • Body L6 (requires)
    A couch supports the body for sitting or reclining