The Emergence Machine

Ketchup

physical · 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.

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Emergence definition

Ketchup balances sweet and tangy taste patterns, a characteristic of food that requires energy and pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “Ketchup”. 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.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L6L2L1L0KetchupTasteMouthFaceBodyFoodNeuron… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesKetchupL11FoodL6TasteL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Food L6 (requires)
    Ketchup is a sweet and tangy condiment made primarily from tomatoes
  • Taste L10 (requires)
    Ketchup balances sweet and sour taste for a distinctive flavor