The Emergence Machine

Glue

physical · materials · Level 11 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

The substance that enables bonding by leveraging the fundamental connection between surfaces, arising from the union of being and matter, to create a strong and lasting union between objects.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
glue
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0GlueBondingConnectionEmotionPeopleSociety… intermediate l…SubstanceFormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesGlueL11SubstanceL2BondingL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Substance L2 (requires)
    Glue is a sticky substance
  • Bonding L10 (requires)
    Glue works through the principle of bonding surfaces together