The Emergence Machine

Fireplace

physical · Level 6 · E9

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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 fireplace is a container that holds fire, which requires energy and a system to regulate temperature.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0FireplaceHeatContainerTemperaturePhysicsSoftwareEnvironmentForceFormInformationActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFireplaceL6ContainerL4HeatL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Container L4 (requires)
    a fireplace is a type of container that holds fire
  • Heat L5 (requires)
    Fireplace contains fire for heating