web · structure
Ask Prometheusa structure of many pieces that touch each other
Web (noun) means: a structure of many pieces that touch each other. It emerges from structure, interaction, touch, piece: the pieces are in arrangement and each piece touches another. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 4, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- The World Wide Web links billions of documents through hyperlinks and URLs, forming a global information structure. computing
- Spider silk strands in an orb web connect at nodes, creating a resilient structure that traps flying insects. biology
- The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapsed in 2007 when gusset plates failed, unraveling its structural web. engineering
Emergence
through: the pieces are in arrangement and each piece touches another
- connected network
- distributed contact
- emergent cohesion
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (24 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Used by (4)
Relations
| is-a | structure.arrangement | is-a |