The Emergence Machine

Tile

physical · Materials · Level 8 · E3

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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 tile is a flat piece of hard material that has been shaped and hardened through a pattern of elements, such as clay, and then fired to create a durable surface.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “tile”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0TileFireCombustionClayHeatMaterialOxidationPhysicsWater… intermediate l…EnvironmentForceFormKinetic EnergyActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTileL8MaterialL3ClayL5FireL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • tile English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Material L3 (requires)
    A tile is a flat piece of hard material used to cover floors, walls, or roofs
  • Clay L5 (requires)
    Tiles are flat pieces of fired clay
  • Fire L7 (requires) polysemous
    Tiles are hardened by fire