The Emergence Machine

Warp

abstract · Materials · Level 3 · E0

E0Spacetime

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Emergence definition

The distortion of spacetime caused by massive objects or energy, a phenomenon that arises from the attempt to understand and explain the world through systematic observation, experimentation, and reasoning, and the understanding of how energy and matter interact with each other.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
warp
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0WarpMaterialFormScience ConceptSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesHerringboneL7WarpL3Science ConceptL2MaterialL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Science Concept L2 (requires)
    warp builds on the concept of science concept
  • Material L3 (requires) mutual
    Warp is the set of vertical threads in a loom that are held under tension and crossed by weft threads during weaving.

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