The Emergence Machine

Draw

process · art · Level 10 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Drawing is the process of creating a picture by making lines on a surface, which is an expression of art that emerges from the intersection of perception, form, and skill, where the infinite extension of connected points in space, forming a line, is used to convey meaning and beauty.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
draw
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L4L2L1L0DrawArtSkillLearningLineOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeOperationPointActionChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDrawL10LineL4ArtL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • draw English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Line L4 (requires) polysemous
    Drawing creates lines
  • Art L9 (requires)
    Drawing is an art form