The Emergence Machine

Cup Container

physical · Level 5 · E3

E3Chemistry

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

A cup is a tool that holds water or liquid, emerging from the combination of material, tool, and water, where material provides the physical properties of the cup, tool enables its functionality, and water defines its purpose.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “Cup Container”. 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.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0Cup ContainerToolMaterialWaterForceFormSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCup ContainerL5WaterL3ToolL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    A cup is a small container for drinking water or liquid
  • Tool L4 (requires)
    A cup is a tool for measuring and drinking