The Emergence Machine

Measure

abstract · Mathematics · Level 3 · E0

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Emergence definition

Measurement is the process of assigning units as standards against which quantities are compared, building on the concept of unit as a standard quantity that serves as a basis for comparison.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
mensura
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0MeasureUnitQuantityStandardPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDistanceL4VolumeL4AngleL5BarlineL11MeasureL3UnitL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Unit L2 (requires) Mathematics sense
    All measurement requires units as the standards against which quantities are compared.

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