The Emergence Machine

Ornament

physical · Anthropology · Level 10 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

Ornament is the decorative and symbolic expression of culture, where the use of visual and material elements is used to convey meaning and status within a society.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
ornament
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0OrnamentCultureSocietyCommunityLanguage… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMordentL11TrillL11Turn OrnamentL11AdornmentL13OrnamentL10CultureL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Culture L9 (foundational)
    Culture provides the foundational basis for understanding ornament.

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