The Emergence Machine

Fiber Optic Cable

abstract · physics · Level 14 · E3

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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

A fiber-optic cable is a thin, flexible, and transparent cable made of glass or plastic fibers that transmits data as light signals through a process of total internal reflection.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “fiber optic cable” 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.

thisfoundationsL14L13L12L11L6L2L1L0Fiber Optic CableCableWireConductorFoodGlassPlastic… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationKinetic EnergyActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFiber Optic CableL14GlassL6PlasticL6CableL13E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Glass L6 (requires) Technology sense
    A thin, flexible, and transparent cable made of glass or plastic fibers that transmits data as light signals through a process of total internal reflection.
  • Plastic L6 (requires)
    A thin, flexible, and transparent cable made of glass or plastic fibers that transmits data as light signals through a process of total internal reflection.
  • Cable L13 (requires)
    A thin, flexible, and transparent cable made of glass or plastic fibers that transmits data as light signals through a process of total internal reflection.