The Emergence Machine

Microscope Device

physical · Level 7 · E1

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Emergence definition

A tool that uses light to magnify and view tiny objects, composed of matter and other physical components.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Microscope Device” 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.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Microscope DeviceLightPerceptionOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMicroscope DeviceL7MatterL1LightL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    A microscope magnifies very small matter
  • Light L6 (requires)
    A microscope is a tool for viewing tiny objects using light