The Emergence Machine

Rigid

property · Quality · Level 5 · E0

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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

Rigidity emerges as the inability of a structure to deform under force, building on the existence of hard materials and the concept of structure.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “rigid”. 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.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0RigidDeformationHardMaterialPermanentTemporaryStructureDurationForceFormActionExtentMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesRigidL5StructureL2DeformationL4HardL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Unable to bend or flex -- prerequisite: structure
  • Deformation L4 (requires)
    The concept of hard, which is a prerequisite for rigid, requires an understanding of deformation, which is a missing prerequisite.
  • Hard L4 (requires)
    Unable to bend or flex -- prerequisite: hard