The Emergence Machine

Ottoman

physical · Level 7 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

An ottoman is a piece of furniture that supports the body as a footrest or seat, covered in cloth.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “Ottoman”. 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.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0OttomanBodyAnimalClothFiberFurnitureOrganismCellMaterialFormLifeStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesOttomanL7FurnitureL4ClothL5BodyL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Furniture L4 (requires)
    To understand ottoman as a piece of furniture that supports the body, we need to know what furniture is.
  • Cloth L5 (requires)
    An ottoman is padded furniture covered in cloth
  • Body L6 (requires)
    An ottoman supports the body as a footrest or seat