The Emergence Machine

Contrast

abstract · Visual Arts · Level 6 · E9

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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 visual form or structure that highlights differences between things, but this definition is incomplete without understanding how perception works.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
contrast
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ContrastPerceptionDifferentOrganismCellCompareFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBridge MusicL11ProfaneL12Terra FirmaL12Low Key LightingL13SonataL13ContrastL6DifferentL4PerceptionL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Different L4 (requires)
    Contrast highlights differences between things
  • Perception L5 (requires)
    Visual contrast makes differences clearly perceivable

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