The Emergence Machine

Towel

physical · Household · Level 6 · 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

A cloth designed to soak up liquids.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0TowelClothFiberMaterialWaterFormStructureSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTowelL6WaterL3ClothL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    Absorbent cloth for drying -- understanding water is a prerequisite
  • Cloth L5 (requires)
    Absorbent cloth for drying -- understanding cloth is a prerequisite