The Emergence Machine

Elasticity

property · Physics · Level 4 · E3

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Emergence definition

Elasticity is a property of matter that describes how different materials respond to deformation and stress, as governed by the laws of physics and the interactions of energy and matter.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
elasticity
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0ElasticityPhysicsForceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSpring MechanicalL5ElasticityL4MatterL1PhysicsL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Elasticity is a property of matter, describing how different materials respond to deformation and stress.
  • Physics L3 (requires)
    physics is a core concept needed to understand elasticity

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