The Emergence Machine

Element (Abstract sense)

abstract · ontology · Level 2 · E3

E3Chemistry

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

Element-abs is a fundamental substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances, emerging from the interactions and transformations of matter.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
element
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0Element AbsMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesElement AbsL2MatterL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Element Abs requires understanding of matter as a foundational concept.