The Emergence Machine

Region

physical · Geography · Level 3 · E0

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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.

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Emergence definition

Region emerges from land, a spatial extent of solid ground that is composed of matter, which is the underlying substance that occupies space and has physical properties, exhibiting identifiable characteristics, boundaries, and unity in terms of geography, climate, or culture.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
region
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0AreaPlaneGeometryLineRegionMathematical Str…ShapeLandFormMeasurementOperationActionMatterQuantityStandardEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Land L2 (requires)
    Regions are areas of land sharing common features
  • Area L6 (requires) mutual
    SimLex 9.47 — area/region near-synonym

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