The Emergence Machine

Fire

physical · Physics · Level 7 · 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

A self-sustaining, exothermic chemical reaction involving the rapid reaction of a fuel source, typically accompanied by the emission of heat, light, and flames.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0FireCombustionHeatTemperatureOxidationPhysicsForceKinetic EnergyProcessReactionMatterActionChangeMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBlacksmithL8BrickL8CandleL8CharcoalL8ChimneyL8FireL7MatterL1OxidationL3CombustionL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Remediation: enrich
  • Oxidation L3 (requires)
    Fire: A self-sustaining, exothermic chemical reaction involving the rapid oxidation of a fuel source, typically accompanied by the emission of heat, light, and flames.
  • Combustion L6 (requires)
    Physical/natural dependency

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