The Emergence Machine

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physical · Culture · 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 flag is a visual symbol of identity, created by combining a meaningful pattern with a material base, such as cloth, which itself is composed of fibers and materials.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “flag”. 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0FlagClothFiberSymbolMaterialMeaningFormInformationStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFlagL6SymbolL4ClothL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • flag English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Symbol L4 (requires)
    Flags serve as visual symbols of identity
  • Cloth L5 (requires)
    A flag is cloth used as a symbol