The Emergence Machine

Prism

physical · Physics · Level 9 · E1

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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 prism is a glass shape that splits white light into colors because glass, with its heat and material properties, allows for the refraction of light, and color is the sensory experience of light's separation into its components.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “prism”. 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.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0PrismColorSensoryGlassNeuron… intermediate l…ForceFormKinetic EnergyLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPrismL9GlassL6ColorL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Glass L6 (requires) polysemous
    A prism is a glass shape that splits white light into colors
  • Color L8 (requires)
    Prisms separate light into its color components