The Emergence Machine

Circle

abstract · Mathematics · Level 5 · E0

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A circle is a round plane figure with all points equidistant from the center, emerging from the concept of shape, which requires structure, pattern, and space, and the concept of number, which requires quantity and pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “circle”. 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.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0CircleNumberBuildingShapeFormOperationStructureActionMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesConeL6DiameterL6RadiusL6SphereL6CircleL5ShapeL3NumberL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Shape L3 (requires)
    A circle is a round plane figure with all points equidistant from center
  • Number L4 (requires) Mathematics sense
    A circle is a fundamental mathematical shape

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