The Emergence Machine

Form

process · general · Level 2 · E0

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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

Form is the shape or arrangement that matter takes, as the particles that make up matter interact and transform in space.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “form”. 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.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0FormMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAbalone ShellL3Abc ConjectureL3AbdomenL3AcarinariumL3AccobamsL3FormL2MatterL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Form is the shape or arrangement that matter takes

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