The Emergence Machine

Mirror

physical · Technology · Level 7 · E1

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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

A smooth surface that reflects light, typically made of a reflective material such as glass or metal.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “mirror”. 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.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0MirrorLightPerceptionOrganismCellSurfaceFormLifeObjectStructureChangeExistenceMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesReflectionL11MirrorL7SurfaceL3LightL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Surface L3 (requires)
    A mirror is a smooth reflective surface
  • Light L6 (requires)
    A mirror reflects light

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