The Emergence Machine

Nail

physical · Technology · Level 4 · 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 nail is a metal fastener, building on the understanding of metal and material.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “nail”. 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.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0NailMaterialMetalFormSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesScratchL8NailL4MaterialL3MetalL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • nail English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Material L3 (requires)
    Understanding material helps understand the metallic concept of nail
  • Metal L3 (requires)
    A nail is a metal fastener

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