The Emergence Machine

Measurement

process · Engineering · Level 2 · E0

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Emergence definition

Measurement emerges from assigning a standard unit to a quantity, allowing us to compare and quantify properties of objects or phenomena.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
measurement
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0MeasurementQuantityStandardPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAncientL3BarometerL3BeginningL3BriefL3ChronologyL3MeasurementL2QuantityL1StandardL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Quantity L1 (requires)
    Measurement assigns a numerical quantity to a property of an object or phenomenon
  • Standard L1 (requires)
    Measurement requires a standard unit against which to compare

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