The Emergence Machine

Plastic

physical · Technology · Level 6 · E10

E10Institutions

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

plastic emerges from polymer. It requires molecule, material.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “plastic”. 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0PlasticHeatTemperatureMaterialPhysicsPolymerForceFormKinetic EnergyStructureActionMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBuckleL7Cutting BoardL7KeyL7Plastic PollutionL7Fiber Optic CableL14PlasticL6MaterialL3PolymerL3HeatL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Material L3 (requires)
    Remediation: break cycle
  • Polymer L3 (requires)
    Remediation: break cycle
  • Heat L5 (requires)
    Plastic can be shaped into many forms through heat

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