The Emergence Machine

Ladder

physical · Household · Level 8 · E0

E0Spacetime

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

A ladder is a device with rungs for climbing, which is a tool that requires understanding of the fundamental properties of culture, system, force, and pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0LadderWoodPlantAnimalOrganismTool… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesLadderL8ToolL4WoodL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Tool L4 (requires)
    Device with rungs for climbing -- understanding tool is a prerequisite
  • Wood L7 (requires) polysemous
    Device with rungs for climbing -- understanding wood is a prerequisite