The Emergence Machine

Plug

physical · Level 1 · E11

E11Organizations

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 device that facilitates the transfer of energy from one system to another.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL1L0PlugEnergyPatternE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPlugL1EnergyL0PatternL0E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Energy L0 (requires)
    Plug connects a device to an energy source
  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Understanding pattern helps understand the energy concept of plug