The Emergence Machine

Vice Tool

physical · Level 5 · E11

E11Organizations

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 tool that utilizes metal, a material shaped by genre and culture, to clamp and hold items firmly in place, leveraging the properties of metal to apply force and control.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0Vice ToolToolGenreMaterialMetalForceFormSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesVice ToolL5GenreL3MetalL3ToolL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Genre L3 (requires)
    The concept of metal, and subsequently the vice-tool, relies on the existence of genres that categorize and define materials.
  • Metal L3 (requires)
    A vice is bolted to a workbench to hold items firmly in place using metal jaws
  • Tool L4 (requires)
    A vice is a clamping tool with two jaws tightened by a screw mechanism