The Emergence Machine

Wallpaper

physical · Level 5 · E9

E9Cultures

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

Decorative material applied to interior walls of a room, featuring a pattern that is perceived by an organism and adds aesthetic value to the space.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “Wallpaper”. 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.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0WallpaperWallBuildingFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesWallpaperL5PatternL0WallL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Wallpaper typically features a decorative printed pattern or design
  • Wall L4 (requires) polysemous
    Wallpaper is decorative material applied to interior walls of a room