The Emergence Machine

Scissors

physical · Technology · Level 5 · E11

E11Organizations

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 handheld tool consisting of two blades connected by a pivot, used to sever or trim materials in various contexts.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “scissors”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
scissors
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0ScissorsToolMaterialMetalSystemObjectProcessForceFormActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesTailorL6ScissorsL5ActionL1ObjectL2ProcessL2MetalL3SystemL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of scissors
  • Object L2 (requires)
    Tool object prerequisite
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    scissors requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Metal L3 (requires)
    Cutting tool with two pivoted blades -- understanding metal is a prerequisite
  • System L3 (requires) mutual systems-theory sense
    Technology concepts are part of systems.
  • Tool L4 (requires)
    Cutting tool with two pivoted blades -- understanding tool is a prerequisite

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