The Emergence Machine

Border

abstract · Politics · Level 5 · E12

E12States

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

border emerges from territory. It requires space.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
border
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0BorderLineTerritoryMathematical Str…StateForceFormLandOperationActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBoundaryL3BorderL5LineL4TerritoryL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Line L4 (requires) polysemous
    border is a designated line
  • Territory L4 (required)
    Borders are political boundaries that separate territories and establish sovereignty, jurisdiction, and control over geographic space.

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