The word element is used to refer to a person valued in a negative way. During classical antiquity, it was considered as a principle that constituted bodies and was the earth, water, air and fire. The elements are physical or chemical principles that make up the bodies. During the time of the Greeks (antiquity) the empedocles and philosophers were interested in determining what they were, the origin of everything that exists, and they found four: air, earth, water and fire.
What is an element
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It can be said that it represents the basic part of a whole. In the field of chemistry, it refers to a simple substance that cannot be broken down into smaller parts or transformed into another substance. The basic part of an element is an atom, which contains protons, neutrons, and electrons. All the atoms of an element have the same number of protons. Hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and calcium are some examples.
The word is also used to name each of the things that make up a whole, for example, in mathematics we can say that the set of days of the week is made up of seven elements.
A clear example is also the cinema, “ The fifth element” is the name of an action and science fiction film, co-produced between France and the United States, directed by Luc Besson and released in 1997. The “ fifth element ” is a light Divine that joined the four classical elements, considered by the Greeks, which we mentioned in the first paragraph, would be able to defeat the great evil whose appearance occurs every 5,000 years. All this action is measured by the action of the aliens.
In Mexico the term element also represents the name of a very popular musical group called third element specialized in a sierreño-banda style and they come from the United States.
Common uses of the term element
The term is representative of various areas or fields such as:
In mathematics it is the component of a given set, that is, it is normally used in set theory. Example:
A = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
It can be seen that in set A, each of the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and 8 represent the elements of said set.
In other words, a set is a group, which can be anything, animals, numbers, colors, people, etc.
In architecture it represents the title of a book by the German architect Gottfried Semper. Published in 1851, the book divides the building into four different elements: the house, the floor, the roof and the enclosure.
On the other hand, the elements of communication are based on the sender, code, message, receiver, communication channel, noise, and feedback.
In the case of social elements and natural elements; the first refers to everything created by man, built and modified by himself. The second represents everything that is part of nature and is not the product of man.
In the demographic field; the elements of the state are population, territory, government and sovereignty.
In the field of cartography, the elements of a map are classified as:
- The title that indicates what it is about, corresponds directly to the type of map.
- The source consulted, which may be an official source.
- Symbology of the winds (only in some cases).
- The representative scales of the territory you want to capture. The unit will depend on the manufacturer.
- The cardinal point marked with a compass symbol.
- The legend where the symbols necessary for the interpretation of the map appear.
Element types
Tangible
It is what can be accessed through touch. This is the sense that allows an organism to perceive various characteristics of an object, such as its hardness or its temperature. The skin represents the most important organ in this sense, since they have or have multiple nerve receptors that allow or manage to convert the stimuli originating from the environment, to be interpreted through brain activity.
Intangibles
The intangible elements what cannot be touched or seen, is something that cannot be perceived by touch. Example: Sounds, emotions and feelings.
In the field of accounting, these intangible assets represent things that cannot be physically perceived, such as: rights and assets that are owned by a natural or legal person and that have monetary value such as: copyright, brands among others.
Examples of tangible items
Tangible heritage furniture is objects that have a special value (archaeological, historical, artistic). For example, La Gioconda by Leonardo da Vinci, exhibited at the Louvre Museum, Paris (France).
The property of tangible goods is constituted by the places, constructions and buildings. For example, the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Mexico).
Examples of intangible items
- Health insurance, which is a service.
- Commercial franchises or companies.
- An airplane ticket or any ticket that allows entry to a venue or service.
- The secrets of a trade, such as the key recipes for a particular food or ingredient.
- Licenses for the use of computer services or patents.
- Copyright and intellectual registration rights.
- Public service concessions, such as radio broadcasting permits.
- The reputation of a company and the trust of its public.
- The company's discoveries in research and development, as well as any original inventions.
- Agreements between employers and employees and all types of contracts.
It should be noted that, in computing, the elements of the computer are based on the CPU, the motherboard or motherboard, the RAM, the monitor, the keyboard, the mouse, the video card, the storage medium.
In computing there are many more complements that form a unit, such as those that make up the hardware parts and the software parts. Hardware is the tangible part of the device. They are the physical components that make the whole system work. On the other hand, the software components are those that perform the electrical operations for the device to perform its function. This could be compared to the tangible and intangible part in any other discipline.
In the occult sciences you can also appreciate the elements of the altar of the dead which are represented by: candles, flowers, photos of the deceased, incense, glasses with water, food, skulls, among others.
