The Emergence Machine

Tension

property · Physics · Level 4 · E3

E3Chemistry

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Emergence definition

Tension is a mechanical property and force type that occurs in elastic materials under strain, where the interaction between matter and energy gives rise to a measurable and quantifiable force.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “Tension”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
tension
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0TensionPhysicsForceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDramatic TensionL9FitL9Cognitive Disson…L10TensionL4PhysicsL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Physics L3 (requires)
    physics is a core concept needed to understand tension

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