The Emergence Machine

Purse

physical · Culture · Level 4 · E9

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Emergence definition

A small portable container with handles or straps for carrying personal belongings, where the material used is a combination of substance and being, and the pattern of carrying personal items is a repeated or regular arrangement of elements.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
purse
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0PurseCarryMaterialFormLocationSubstanceTransferMatterMotionPositionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBagL9PurseL4PatternL0CarryL3MaterialL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    purse requires understanding pattern as a foundational concept
  • Carry L3 (requires)
    A small portable container with handles or straps for carrying personal belongings.
  • Material L3 (requires)
    Purse is a bag for carrying personal items

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