The Emergence Machine

Drawer

physical · Household · Level 9 · E0

E0Spacetime

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 drawer is a structured form of matter that slides open and closed along a track, requiring a combination of motion and a specific material like wood.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0DrawerWood BuildWoodPlant… intermediate l…FormStructureEnvironmentLifeChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDrawerL9MotionL1FormL2StructureL2Wood BuildL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Drawers slide open and closed along a track using linear motion
  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of drawer
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Sliding box in a piece of furniture -- understanding structure is a prerequisite
  • Wood Build L8 (requires) architecture sense
    Sliding box in a piece of furniture -- understanding wood is a prerequisite