support · assistance
to help something stay in place by being a part that touches it
Examples
- The International Space Station's solar arrays are braced by metal trusses that keep them aligned despite thermal shifts. engineering
- Roots of mangrove trees in Sundarbans hold soil in place against tidal erosion. biology
- The Domain Name System (DNS) relies on root servers to keep web addresses resolvable worldwide. computing
Emergence
through: a part touches something and helps it persist in place, resisting displacement through time and space
- stability through contact
- spatial anchoring
- continuity of position
Chain to foundations
as tree
- supportL6
- helpL5
- interactionL2
- differenceL1
- patternL0 (shown above)
- partL1
- persistL1
- spaceL0 (shown above)
- touchL3
- spaceL0 (shown above)
- boundaryL2
- spaceL0 (shown above)
- differenceL1 (shown above)
- changeL1 (shown above)
- interactionL2 (shown above)
- changeL1 (shown above)
- helpL5
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.