The Emergence Machine

Ivory

physical · material · Level 8 · E3

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Emergence definition

Ivory is the hardened, creamy-white substance that forms when the body's structure, as seen in bone, is shaped and modified by the complex processes and systems of a large, living organism like an elephant, resulting in the unique characteristics of its tusks.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “ivory”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
ivory
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0IvoryBoneBodyElephantTissueAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesIvoryL8ElephantL6BoneL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Elephant L6 (requires)
    Ivory comes from elephant tusks
  • Bone L7 (requires)
    Ivory is similar to bone