The Emergence Machine

Phase

physical · Materials Science · Level 4 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

phase emerges from structure. It requires material, matter.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0PhaseMaterialFormStructureSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAdolescenceL8DeconfinementL9ProductionL11Pre ProductionL13Post ProductionL14PhaseL4StructureL2MaterialL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Structure L2 (conceptual) organization sense
    Phase is a distinct material form with uniform composition and properties in a system, such as solid, liquid, or gas phases in alloys.
  • Material L3 (requires)
    Phase is a distinct material form with uniform composition and properties in a system, such as solid, liquid, or gas phases in alloys.

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