The Emergence Machine

Polymer

abstract · Materials Science · Level 3 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

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 polymer is a large molecule composed of many repeated subunits, which are arranged in a specific structure that gives rise to its form.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “polymer”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
πολυμερής
Origin language
grc

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0PolymerFormStructureMatterStructure AbsEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBiodegradable Po…L4BioplasticL4CarbohydrateL4ElastomerL4EpoxyL4PolymerL3Structure AbsL1FormL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Structure Abs L1 (requires) organization sense
    Remediation: break cycle
  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of polymer

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