The Emergence Machine

Toy

physical · General · Level 10 · E9

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

An object designed to facilitate imaginative play, which requires a child's capacity for imagination and a narrative to engage with.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “toy”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L5L2L1L0ToyChildBirthFamilyPersonAnimalGoalPlay… intermediate l…ConsequenceFormLifeOutcomeActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDollL11ToyL10PlayL5ChildL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • toy English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Play L5 (requires) polysemous
    Object for children to play with -- prerequisite: play
  • Child L9 (requires)
    Object for children to play with -- prerequisite: child

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