The Emergence Machine

Knitting

process · Technology · Level 3 · E9

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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

Knitting is a process that unfolds as a sequence of changes, driven by energy and occurring over time, resulting in a predictable and repeatable pattern of transformation, where the interlocking of yarn loops with needles is a dynamic pattern of movement and transformation.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
knitting
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0KnittingSystemFormProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesKnittingL3ActionL1ProcessL2SystemL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of knitting
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    Knitting is a textile process that interlocks loops of yarn with needles.
  • System L3 (requires) mutual systems-theory sense
    Technology concepts are part of systems.