The Emergence Machine

Box

physical · Physical · Level 5 · E3

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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

A three-dimensional enclosure with a fixed shape, typically rectangular or square, used to store, transport, or display objects, by leveraging the concept of material and transport.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0BoxContainerMaterialSoftwareTransportEnvironmentFormInformationChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBlack Box TheaterL11BoxL5TransportL2MaterialL3ContainerL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Transport L2 (requires)
    A three-dimensional enclosure with a fixed shape, typically rectangular or square, used to store, transport, or display objects.
  • Material L3 (requires)
    A box encloses a space to hold material
  • Container L4 (requires)
    box depends on container

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