The Emergence Machine

Salt Food

physical · food · Level 6 · E3

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Emergence definition

A white crystalline mineral (sodium chloride) used to enhance flavor and preserve food, where the chemical element with symbol Na and atomic number 11 is a basic building block of matter, and the naturally occurring inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure is present.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “salt food”. 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Salt FoodSodiumSymbolMeaningMineralFormInformationStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSalt FoodL6SubstanceL2MineralL3SodiumL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Substance L2 (requires)
    salt food requires understanding substance as a foundational concept
  • Mineral L3 (requires)
    A white crystalline mineral (sodium chloride) used to enhance flavor and preserve food.
  • Sodium L5 (requires)
    A white crystalline mineral (sodium chloride) used to enhance flavor and preserve food.