The Emergence Machine

Column Arch

physical · Architecture · Level 4 · E11

E11Organizations

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 column is a vertical pillar that supports a structure, which is a pattern of matter, by leveraging the form of the structure.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “column”. 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.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0Column ArchStoneEnvironmentFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesColumn ArchL4FormL2StructureL2StoneL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of column-arch
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Columns are stone structural supports
  • Stone L3 (requires) polysemous
    A column is a vertical pillar supporting a structure