The Emergence Machine

Synthetic

physical · Materials · Level 2 · 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.

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Emergence definition

Synthetic fibers are engineered materials that require chemical processing to alter their properties.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL2L1L0SyntheticMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSiliconeL4FleeceL7SpandexL9AcrylicL10BiomaterialL12SyntheticL2MatterL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Synthetic fibers are engineered materials that require chemical processing.

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