The Emergence Machine

Ember

physical · Level 14 · 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

An ember is a glowing piece of coal or wood that retains heat energy from combustion, a self-sustaining, exothermic chemical reaction that involves the transfer of thermal energy, resulting in a change in the kinetic energy of particles.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL14L7L6L5L2L1L0EmberFireCombustionHeat… intermediate l…ForceKinetic EnergyProcessReactionActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Heat L5 (requires)
    An ember retains heat energy from combustion, glowing with residual warmth
  • Fire L7 (requires) polysemous
    An ember is a glowing piece of coal or wood in a dying fire