main · primary

that part of a thing which is the center and is most used

Main (adjective) means: that part of a thing which is the center and is most used. It emerges from center, part, usual, use: the center and a part together are the part that is most used. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 7, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

Examples

• The International Space Station's main power comes from its eight large solar array wings, which supply 75% of its total electricity. engineering
• In the human brain, the cerebral cortex is the main structure responsible for processing sensory and motor information. biology
• The Linux kernel is the main component of most Unix-like operating systems, managing system resources and hardware communication. computing

Emergence

Chain to foundations

Neighborhood

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

Provenance