layer

«layer» in Mova's mysticism dictionary: one flat level of something lying on top of or under… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (layer, layers); verb (layer, layers, layered, layering)

meaning for a pupil

1) A layer is one flat level of something lying on top of or under another, like a layer of a cake. tree →

2) A layer is a thin covering over a surface, like a layer of dust or paint. tree →

3) To layer is to put things in layers, like layering clothes in cold weather. tree →

4) A layer is a hen that lays eggs. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the mystic school: In note 04 humans may be one layer in a stack of minds; in notes 13 and 15 the layers of an autoencoder and the layers of Mova (parser, pragmatics, world) each do a part of the work. In the primary lessons: equal levels: things in each layer × layers; a cake or box with layers; in science: the Earth has layers (crust, mantle, core), rocks form in layers, the air has layers; in everyday life: wear layers when it is cold; phrases: «a layer of», «the ozone layer», «layer cake»

examples

• For a VMM, it can function as a transport layer between cultural basins: a sequence of explicit inferences gives the model a path through conceptual territory that would otherwise appear discontinuous. (note 03) tree →
• A speculative essay on humans, artificial minds, and the possibility that intelligence is layered. (note 04) tree →
• What if there is another layer? (note 04) tree →
• The note says logical derivation can work as a transport layer between cultural basins. (lesson 006) tree →
• The note then takes one more speculative step: what if evolution is not the top layer, and our universe sits inside a broader system, so unlike ours that "computer" would be the wrong word? Then there would be a stack of minds inside minds. (lesson 007) tree →
• The cake has 3 layers. tree →
• Each layer of the box holds 12 eggs. tree →
• The wall has 20 layers of bricks. tree →
• How many cans are in 4 layers? tree →
• A thin layer of dust covered the old book. tree →
• The Earth has three main layers: crust, mantle and core. tree →
• Wear layers on a cold day so you can take one off. tree →
• The ozone layer protects us from the Sun's rays. tree →
• Put a layer of jam between the two cakes. tree →
• Then the magpie put another layer of mud over the twigs. tree →

note

Layers are equal groups: total = layers × in each layer. A box of 4 layers of 3 rows of 5 holds 4 × 3 × 5. Countable: a layer, two layers.

In the corpora

• Royal news comes in layers.
• Multitrack recording puts each part on its own track, so one singer can record many layers of harmony.
• Sound designers make and mix many layers of sound so a scene feels bigger, scarier or funnier.
• An onion is a bulb whose layers are swollen leaves storing food for next year's growth.
• Penguins also keep warm with a thick layer of fat and tightly packed waterproof feathers.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «layer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.