The Emergence Machine

Silo

physical · Agriculture · Level 9 · E11

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Emergence definition

A silo is a tall, cylindrical structure for storing grain or fermented feed, typically elevated to facilitate loading and unloading, because it builds upon the shape or arrangement that matter takes, the organized arrangement of matter in space, the type of food produced through farming, and the type of food produced through farming.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “silo” 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
silo
Origin language
Spanish

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0SiloFeedGrainCropFarmingSeedFoodPlantReproduction… intermediate l…FormStructureLandLifeActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSiloL9FormL2StructureL2FeedL8GrainL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of silo
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    A silo is a structure for storing grain
  • Feed L8 (requires)
    A silo is a tall, cylindrical structure for storing grain or fermented feed, typically elevated to facilitate loading and unloading.
  • Grain L8 (requires)
    A silo is a tall, cylindrical structure for storing grain or fermented feed, typically elevated to facilitate loading and unloading.