The Emergence Machine

Attribute

abstract · ontology · Level 9 · E0

E0Spacetime

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

An attribute is a characteristic or quality that exists independently or in conjunction with a thing, but requires a more fundamental understanding of property as a concept.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
attribute
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0AttributePropertyPersonRightBodyLaw… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesKindL10PlaceL10Size ClothL10SpecificationL10CategorizationL11AttributeL9PropertyL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Property L8 (requires)
    An attribute is a property or quality of a thing

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