The Emergence Machine

Tear Verb

process · Action · Level 9 · 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

Tearing apart or ripping by force emerges from the combination of motion, hands, and force, where motion requires space, time, and change, hands require arms and organs, and force requires space, time, and energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “tear”. 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.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0Tear VerbHandArmBody… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTear VerbL9MotionL1ForceL2HandL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • tear English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion helps understand force-related concept tear-verb
  • Force L2 (requires)
    Pull apart or rip by force -- prerequisite: force
  • Hand L8 (requires)
    Pull apart or rip by force -- prerequisite: hand