The Emergence Machine

Foam

physical · Level 4 · E3

E3Chemistry

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Emergence definition

Foam forms when air becomes trapped in a liquid, creating many tiny bubbles, where air is a form of gas and water is a form of matter.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0FoamAirWaterSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFoamL4AirL3WaterL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Air L3 (requires) polysemous
    Foam forms when air becomes trapped in a liquid creating many tiny bubbles
  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    Foam is a mass of small bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid