The Emergence Machine

Wear

process · Engineering · Level 4 · E3

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Emergence definition

Wear is the gradual loss of material from a surface due to friction, abrasion, or mechanical action over time, as a result of the interaction between a structure and its environment.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “wear” 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
wear
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0WearMaterialFormStructureSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCasualL8Fashion ModelL8WearL4StructureL2MaterialL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Structure L2 (requires) architecture sense
    wear requires understanding structure as a foundational concept
  • Material L3 (requires)
    Wear is the gradual loss of material from a surface due to friction, abrasion, or mechanical action over time.

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