The Emergence Machine

Scratch

process · Action · Level 8 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Scratching involves a scraping motion of the fingers across a surface because it emerges from the interaction between skin, nail, and motion, which themselves arise from the fundamental properties of body, surface, and change.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0ScratchSkinBodyTissueAnimalNailOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureSubstanceChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesScratchL8MotionL1NailL4SkinL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Scratching involves a scraping motion of the fingers across a surface
  • Nail L4 (requires)
    Score the surface with something sharp -- prerequisite: nail
  • Skin L7 (requires)
    Score the surface with something sharp -- prerequisite: skin