The Emergence Machine

Rolling

physical · Materials Science · Level 4 · E3

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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

rolling emerges from metal. It requires material, pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “rolling” 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
rolling
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0RollingMaterialMetalFormSubstanceMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDutch RollL5Rolling PinL8SteppeL10RollingL4MotionL1MaterialL3MetalL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    To understand rolling, one must first understand motion.
  • Material L3 (requires)
    Understanding material helps understand the metallic concept of rolling
  • Metal L3 (conceptual)
    Rolling is a deformation process passing material between rotating cylinders to reduce thickness and create desired shape and properties.

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