The Emergence Machine

Fermata

property · Music · Level 9 · E9

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Emergence definition

Fermata is a symbol that indicates a note or rest should be held longer than its normal duration, but without a clear understanding of what a note is, this concept is incomplete.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
fermata
Origin language
it

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0FermataNoteMusicPitchSound… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFermataL9MusicL7NoteL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Music L7 (requires)
    Understanding fermata in music requires knowledge of music as a foundational musical concept.
  • Note L8 (requires)
    A symbol indicating that a note or rest should be held longer than its normal duration.