The Emergence Machine

Matter

physical · Physics · Level 1 · E0

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Matter emerges as a collection of particles that occupy space and interact with energy, exhibiting patterns that govern its transformations and binding.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
matter
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL1L0MatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCoatingL2CometL2ContinueL2CorridorL2CreateL2MatterL1EnergyL0PatternL0SpaceL0E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Energy L0 (requires)
    Matter is composed of particles and requires energy to explain transformations, interactions, and the binding of particles.
  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Understanding pattern helps understand the spatial concept of matter
  • Space L0 (requires)
    Matter occupies space, and space is required to define the extent and location of matter.

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