The Emergence Machine

Mechanic

physical · Society · Level 5 · E10

E10Institutions

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 person who repairs machines and engines is someone who works with metal, which is a type of material that requires a specific genre.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “mechanic”. 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.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0MechanicToolGenreMaterialMetalForceFormSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMechanicL5GenreL3MetalL3ToolL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Genre L3 (requires)
    To understand the concept of a mechanic, we need to know the genre of metal, which is a prerequisite for the concept of metal.
  • Metal L3 (requires)
    Person who repairs machines and engines -- prerequisite: metal
  • Tool L4 (requires)
    Person who repairs machines and engines -- prerequisite: tool