The Emergence Machine

Paramagnetic

physical · Materials Science · Level 6 · E1

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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

paramagnetic emerges from energy. It requires material, change.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “paramagnetic” 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
paramagnetic
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ParamagneticMagneticFieldMaterialPhysicsForceFormSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesParamagneticL6MaterialL3MagneticL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Material L3 (requires) mutual
    Paramagnetic describes materials that are weakly attracted to magnetic fields due to unpaired electrons aligning with the field.
  • Magnetic L5 (requires)
    A material that exhibits weak magnetic attraction due to the alignment of unpaired electrons in its atomic or molecular structure with an external magnetic field.