The Emergence Machine

Drill

physical · Level 5 · E3

E3Chemistry

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Emergence definition

A drill uses rotational motion to cut through materials, building upon the concepts of tool, material, and motion, where tool provides the functionality, material defines the cutting action, and motion enables the cutting process.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0DrillToolMaterialForceFormSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDrillL5ToolL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Tool L4 (requires)
    A drill is a tool that rotates a cutting bit to bore holes into material