The Emergence Machine

Glass

physical · Technology · Level 6 · 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

glass emerges from ceramic. It requires heat, material.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0GlassHeatTemperatureMaterialPhysicsForceFormKinetic EnergySubstanceActionMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBorosilicateL7BulbL7FragileL7Glass BuildL7MicroscopeL7GlassL6MaterialL3HeatL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Material L3 (requires)
    Glass is a hard transparent material
  • Heat L5 (requires)
    Glass is made by heating sand to very high temperatures

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