The Emergence Machine

Pin

physical · Household · Level 5 · 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

A pin is a thin, pointed metal fastener that leverages metal properties and tool design to hold or attach materials together, building on the idea that metal has a specific genre, material, and element composition.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “pin”. 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.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0PinToolGenreMaterialMetalForceFormSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBroochL6PinL5GenreL3MetalL3ToolL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • pin English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Genre L3 (requires)
    To understand metal, a prerequisite for pin, one must first understand genre, material, and element.
  • Metal L3 (requires)
    Thin pointed metal fastener -- understanding metal is a prerequisite
  • Tool L4 (requires)
    Thin pointed metal fastener -- understanding tool is a prerequisite

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