The Emergence Machine

Note

abstract · Music · Level 8 · E1

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

note emerges from tone + pitch.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
note
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0NotePitchSoundPerceptionOrganismSymbol… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesFermataL9Flat MusicL9Grace NoteL9MelodyL9Natural MusicL9NoteL8SymbolL4PitchL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Symbol L4 (requires)
    A note is a written symbol in musical notation
  • Pitch L7 (requires)
    A note has a specific pitch that defines its frequency

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