The Emergence Machine

Shell Structure

physical · Nature · Level 8 · E3

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Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A shell is a structural covering that emerges from the combination of form and structure, where the form provides the abstract pattern and the structure provides the material framework, similar to how bone is a structural covering in the body.

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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 language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Shell StructureBoneBodyTissueAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCrab AnimalL9Snail AnimalL9Shell StructureL8FormL2StructureL2BoneL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of shell-structure
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Hard protective outer covering
  • Bone L7 (requires)
    A shell is a structural covering like bone

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