The Emergence Machine

Array

abstract · Computing · Level 6 · 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.

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Emergence definition

An array is a collection of elements of the same data type stored in contiguous memory locations, allowing for efficient access and manipulation through indexing, which relies on the concepts of sequence, process, and action, where energy flows through space to create a dynamic pattern of movement and transformation.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “array”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
array
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ArraySequenceNumberBuildingFormOperationProcessStructureActionChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesArrayL6ActionL1ProcessL2SequenceL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of array
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    array requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Sequence L5 (requires)
    Array follows a sequential order or progression.