physical · material
Ask Prometheusit is matter that is in space and persists through time
Examples
- The Higgs boson detected at CERN in 2012 occupies space and endures for 10⁻²² seconds before decaying. physics
- The Great Wall of China spans 21,196 kilometers across terrain, persisting from the 7th century BCE into the present. engineering
- A live oak tree in New Orleans' City Park, over 800 years old, continues growing through hurricanes and urban change. biology
Emergence
through: matter occupies a region of space and continues through time, producing a material presence
- spatiotemporal continuity
- enduring material presence
Chain to foundations
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Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
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Relations
| is-a | real.actual | is-a |
| is-a | material.physical | is-a |