The Emergence Machine

Shell

abstract · Anatomy · Level 3 · E6

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Emergence definition

A shell is the outermost structure that encloses and protects the inner form of an object, its shape and arrangement of matter determined by the organized arrangement of particles that occupy space and interact with energy, exhibiting patterns that govern its transformations and binding.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
Shell
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0ShellFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBarnacleL6Electron CloudL10NautilusL10ScallopL10ShellL3FormL2StructureL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    shell requires understanding form as a foundational concept
  • Structure L2 (requires) organization sense
    shell requires understanding structure as a foundational concept

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