The Emergence Machine

Shield Armor

physical · General · Level 10 · E11

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Emergence definition

A broad piece of armor for deflecting blows, built on the understanding of war as a state of prolonged conflict, material as a tool with a specific pattern, and metal as a material with a specific genre, element, and pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “shield” 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L3L2L1L0Shield ArmorWarConflictWeaponMaterialMetalState… intermediate l…ForceFormLandStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesShield ArmorL10MaterialL3MetalL3WarL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Material L3 (requires)
    Understanding material helps understand the metallic concept of shield-armor
  • Metal L3 (requires)
    Broad piece of armor for deflecting blows -- prerequisite: metal
  • War L9 (requires)
    Broad piece of armor for deflecting blows -- prerequisite: war