The Emergence Machine

Balance

abstract · Visual Arts · Level 3 · 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

Balance requires the presence of matter, which is necessary for the existence of entities that can occupy space and interact with their surroundings.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
balance
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0BalanceForceFormStructureActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBicycleL4DecompositionL4DetritusL4DispersalL4Ecology SciL4BalanceL3MotionL1ForceL2FormL2StructureL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion helps understand force-related concept balance
  • Force L2 (requires)
    Remediation: correct chain to L0
  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of balance
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Remediation: correct chain to L0

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