The Emergence Machine

Oak

physical · Level 8 · E8

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Emergence definition

Oak is a type of tree that grows in a specific environment, which allows it to produce hard wood used in construction.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “Oak”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0OakTreeWoodPlantAnimal… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesOakL8EnvironmentL2TreeL7WoodL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Environment L2 (requires) environment sense
    to understand how oak produces hard wood used in construction
  • Tree L7 (requires) polysemous
    Oak is a type of tree
  • Wood L7 (requires) polysemous
    Oak produces hard wood used in construction