The Emergence Machine

Basement

physical · Level 5 · E0

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Emergence definition

A basement is a below-ground floor of a building used for storage or living, which occupies an underground space excavated beneath a structure that is built on land.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0BasementHouseBuildingFormLandStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBasementL5LandL2HouseL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Land L2 (requires)
    A basement occupies an underground space excavated beneath a structure
  • House L4 (requires)
    A basement is a below-ground floor of a building used for storage or living