The Emergence Machine

Emissivity

physical · Materials Science · Level 3 · E0

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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

emissivity emerges from energy. It requires material, change.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “emissivity”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
emissivity
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0EmissivityMaterialFormScience ConceptSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesEmissivityL3EnergyL0Science ConceptL2MaterialL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Energy L0 (requires)
    to understand emissivity, one must understand energy
  • Science Concept L2 (requires)
    emissivity builds on the concept of science concept
  • Material L3 (requires) mutual
    Emissivity measures the effectiveness of a material at emitting thermal radiation compared to an ideal black body.