The Emergence Machine

Boundary

physical · Geography · Level 3 · E10

E10Institutions

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

A boundary is the result of a feature that marks the limit or division between areas, situated within a specific location.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
boundary
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0BorderLineTerritoryBoundaryMathematical Str…StateFeatureLocationForceFormActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBeyondL5HinterlandL5ReflectionL11BoundaryL3FeatureL2LocationL2BorderL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Feature L2 (requires)
    A boundary is a line or zone that marks the limit or division between areas.
  • Location L2 (requires)
    Geographic position requires location concept
  • Border L5 (requires) mutual
    SimLex 9.08 — boundary/border near-synonym

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