The Emergence Machine

Terminal

physical · transportation · Level 3 · E10

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Emergence definition

A terminal is a structure that emerges from the organized arrangement of matter, where particles occupy space and interact with energy, exhibiting patterns that govern its transformations and binding, and is designed to facilitate the transfer of people, goods, or services from one location to another through the movement of objects through space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “terminal” 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
terminalis
Origin language
lat

A building at an airport for passengers

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0TerminalFormStructureTransportationMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTerminalL3FormL2StructureL2TransportationL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of terminal
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Building at the end of a transport route -- prerequisite: structure
  • Transportation L2 (requires)
    Building at the end of a transport route -- prerequisite: transportation