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a piece of matter that has a form and exists in space

Body (noun) means: a piece of matter that has a form and exists in space. It emerges from matter, form, space, piece: the substance is bounded into a distinct portion, given shape, and located in space through their interaction. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 10, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

body.physical · forms: bodies, body

Examples

Emergence

from: matter form space piece
through: the substance is bounded into a distinct portion, given shape, and located in space through their interaction.

Chain to foundations

windowL7 window.range: The range of a parameter within which a thing can be; outside it the thing ends though its parts persist.partL1 part.relation: Something that is in a thing but is not all of that thing.spaceL0 space.extent: Where things can be: that in which one thing is here and another is there, apart.rangeL3 range.spatial: the space between two boundariesstructureL2 structure.arrangement: The pattern of how the parts of a thing are placed in space.differenceL1 difference.relation: When one thing is not the same as another; the pattern of one is not the pattern of the other.sizeL2 size.measurement: the space that a thing's matter is ininsideL5 inside.spatial: in the space that is within an object's boundarypersistL1 persist.continue: To be the same through time.smallL4 small.size: a thing that is less extent than most other thingsenergyL0 energy.capacity: That by which things can be not as they were.changeL1 change.process: When a thing is not the same after as it was before.matterL1 matter.substance: A pattern of energy that is in one place in space through time.outsideL6 outside.spatial: the space that is not inside a thing's boundaryparameterL4 parameter.condition: A condition of a thing that can change while the thing persists.extentL3 extent.spatial: how much space matter hasconditionL3 condition.state: a state of a thing that persists through time in a placeobjectL4 object.entity: A thing that has a boundary and an arrangement of parts that persists through time in a place.stateL2 state.condition: a pattern of a thing that persists through time in a placepieceL3 piece.portion: a part of a thing that has its own boundaryboundaryL2 boundary.limit: The place where a thing ends and what is not the thing begins.narrowL5 narrow.spatial: Having a small range between boundaries.timeL0 time.dimension: The before and after of things: that in which a thing can be, and then not be the same.bodyL10 body.physical: a piece of matter that has a form and exists in spacearrangementL3 arrangement.spatial: a structure of parts in space.formL9 form.shape: The shape of the window, as opposed to whatever is occupying it.patternL0 pattern.regularity: That which is the same again: what is here is also there, or what is now was also before.
full chain as text (78 steps)

Neighborhood

Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.

used by — 4 more not shownbuilt fromfeelL11feel.sensory — to notice a state in a bodyrunL11run.movement — to go moving with a physical bodysleepL11sleep.biological — a state where a body is still and off, and persists through time with less changedrugL13drug.chemical — a substance that when taken causes a change in a body's conditionstepL13step.movement — a motion where a part of a body goes from one position to anotherheadL14head.body-part — the top part of a body that controls the bodyheartL14heart.organ — an organ that pumps fluid through the body by means of rhythmic contractionsclothingL15clothing.apparel — A set of stuff with a structure that covers a body.bodyL10body.physical — a piece of matter that has a form and exists in spacematterL1matter.substance — A pattern of energy that is in one place in space through time.formL9form.shape — The shape of the window, as opposed to whatever is occupying it.spaceL0space.extent — Where things can be: that in which one thing is here and another is there, apart.pieceL3piece.portion — a part of a thing that has its own boundary

Used by (12)

feelL11runL11sleepL11drugL13stepL13headL14heartL14clothingL15furL15faceL16handL17footL19

Relations

is-aphysical.materiala body is a physical material

Provenance

author: openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b · date: 2026-07-29 · confidence: 0.6