The Emergence Machine

Ounce

physical · Culinary · Level 8 · E3

E3Chemistry

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 unit of weight or volume that emerges from the interaction between weight and a standardized measurement system.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
ounce
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0OunceCookingFoodAnimalHeatCellPhysicsWeight… intermediate l…ForceFormKinetic EnergyLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesOunceL8WeightL3CookingL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Weight L3 (requires)
    to understand the concept of a unit of measurement
  • Cooking L7 (requires)
    ounce builds on the concept of cooking