The Emergence Machine

Solid Adj

property · Quality · Level 5 · E3

E3Chemistry

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

A solid emerges as a substance that is firm and stable with no empty space inside, which is the opposite of hollow, and requires a substance that is composed of matter with a specific pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “solid”. 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.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0Solid AdjHollowShapeEmptyFormStructureSubstanceMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSolid AdjL5SubstanceL2HollowL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Substance L2 (requires)
    Firm and stable with no empty space inside -- prerequisite: substance
  • Hollow L4 (requires)
    Firm and stable with no empty space inside -- prerequisite: hollow