The Emergence Machine

Plane

abstract · Mathematics · Level 5 · E0

E0Spacetime

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.

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Emergence definition

A plane emerges from the intersection of line and space, where a line's infinite extension in two dimensions defines a flat, two-dimensional surface that exists within the three-dimensional expanse of space.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
epipedon
Origin language
grc

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0PlaneLineMathematical Str…FormOperationPointStructureActionMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesJetL1AreaL6AcrossL7PlaneL5SpaceL0LineL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Space L0 (requires)
    A plane is a flat, two-dimensional surface that exists within space.
  • Line L4 (requires) Mathematics sense
    A plane is defined as an infinite two-dimensional surface extending through space.

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