The Emergence Machine

Patio

physical · Level 5 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

A patio emerges from a house and its material foundation, as it is a paved outdoor area adjoining a house used for dining or recreation, built from stone, brick, or concrete material laid on the ground.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “Patio”. 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.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0PatioHouseBuildingStoneEnvironmentFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPatioL5StoneL3HouseL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Stone L3 (requires) polysemous
    A patio is built from stone, brick, or concrete material laid on the ground
  • House L4 (requires)
    A patio is a paved outdoor area adjoining a house used for dining or recreation