The Emergence Machine

Bandwidth

abstract · COMMUNICATION/MEDIA · Level 5 · E1

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Emergence definition

The measurable range of frequencies within a communication channel that can transmit a specified amount of data per unit of time, determining the channel's capacity and speed of information transfer, but this definition lacks a clear understanding of how information is transmitted as electromagnetic waves across a range of frequencies.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
bandwidth
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0BandwidthDataSignalSystemFormInformationStructureChangeMatterQuantityWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBandwidthL5FormL2SignalL3DataL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form is essential for grasping bandwidth
  • Signal L3 (requires)
    Bandwidth requires understanding signal to grasp how information is transmitted as electromagnetic waves across a range of frequencies.
  • Data L4 (requires)
    Bandwidth requires understanding data as the amount of information that can be transmitted through a communication channel per unit of time.