The Emergence Machine

Formal

abstract · material-culture · Level 2 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

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Emergence definition

Formal wear is dressy clothing that has a certain standard or quality, but this definition is incomplete without a clear understanding of quality.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “formal”. 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.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0FormalMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesLeopoldine CodeL3PlatformL3TakkanahL3Test EduL5DietL8FormalL2MatterL1QualityL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Formal wear is dressy clothing that requires durable material properties.
  • Quality L1 (requires)
    Formal wear has a certain quality or standard.

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