The Emergence Machine

Object

physical · Physical · Level 2 · E0

E0Spacetime

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Object is a thing that exists in a particular state, with properties and attributes that define its nature.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “object”. 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.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0ObjectExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBobbinL3Bombe GlacéeL3BreakL3Crochet HookL3Dress FormL3ObjectL2ExistenceL1MatterL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Existence L1 (requires)
    to understand the concept of something existing
  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Foundational concept required

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