The Emergence Machine

Tent

physical · Household · Level 6 · E6

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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

A portable fabric shelter emerges from the structure of cloth, which is composed of fibers and materials, and the understanding of form that gives it shape and purpose.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “tent”. 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0TentClothFiberMaterialFormStructureSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTentL6FormL2StructureL2ClothL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • tent English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of tent
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Portable fabric shelter -- understanding structure is a prerequisite
  • Cloth L5 (requires)
    Portable fabric shelter -- understanding cloth is a prerequisite