The Emergence Machine

Slipper

physical · material-culture · Level 9 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

A soft, lightweight indoor footwear item with a flexible sole, typically made of fabric or foam, designed for comfort and warmth, often requiring a tool for attaching the sole to the upper material, which is a type of shoe that provides comfort through warmth and rest, and is made from fabric or foam, which is a woven or knit material composed of fibers, and requires a tool for attachment, which is a device that joins or holds objects together using force.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L2L1L0SlipperShoeClothingComfortBodyFabricFiberOrganismTool… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSlipperL9ToolL4FabricL6ComfortL7ShoeL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Tool L4 (requires)
    Slippers are indoor footwear that require tools for sole attachment.
  • Fabric L6 (requires)
    A soft, lightweight indoor footwear item with a flexible sole, typically made of fabric or foam, designed for comfort and warmth, often requiring a tool for attaching the sole to the upper material.
  • Comfort L7 (requires)
    A soft, lightweight indoor footwear item with a flexible sole, typically made of fabric or foam, designed for comfort and warmth, often requiring a tool for attaching the sole to the upper material.
  • Shoe L8 (requires)
    Soft indoor shoe -- prerequisite: shoe