line · geometric
a set of points with regular arrangement in space
Examples
- The Great Wall of China extends 21,196 km in a continuous line across northern China. engineering
- The alignment of the Pyramids of Giza follows a precise north-south line within 0.05 degrees. architecture
- Laser interferometer beams form a straight line over 4 km in LIGO’s gravitational wave detection. physics
Emergence
through: the grouped points maintain a consistent spatial arrangement through regular placement in extent
- continuous extension in one direction
- repeating positional pattern
- irreversible structural threshold
Chain to foundations
as tree
- lineL12
- setsL3
- patternL0
- othersL2
- spaceL0
- timeL0
- patternL0 (shown above)
- differenceL1
- patternL0 (shown above)
- boundaryL2
- spaceL0 (shown above)
- differenceL1 (shown above)
- changeL1
- differenceL1 (shown above)
- patternL0 (shown above)
- spaceL0 (shown above)
- arrangementL3
- pointsL2
- regularL1
- setsL3
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Used by (4)
Relations
| is-a | arrangement.spatial | is-a |
| abstracts | pattern.regularity | abstracts |