BUCKMINSTER FULLER GLOSSARY: E

EARNING A LIVING Fallacious Idea that Humans Have no Inherent Right to Exist
EASEMENT Clause written into a deed giving the right to another to make use of a given piece of property
ECOSYSTEM Self-Sustaining & Self-Regulating Community of Organisms
EDGE Connection Between Points & Boundary Between 2 Faces
EDGES Margins (Lines) Defining the Windows (Areas, Faces) of a System
EG Energetic Geometry
ENERGY EVENT Discrete Constituent of Universe (Point)
ENERGY SLAVE 150,000 Foot-Pounds/8-Hour Day, 250 Days/Year = 1 Man's Work
ENVIRONMENT Aggregate of Surrounding Things, Conditions, Influences & Processes
EPHEMERALIZATION The Process of Doing More with Less
EQUATOR Imaginary Great Circle Midway at all Points Between N & S Poles
EQUILATERAL A geometric shape (for example, a triangle) with all sides equal
EULER'S LAW # of Corners of any Polyhedron + the # of Areas = # Edges + 2
EXPERIMENTATION Voluntary, Integrative, Conscious Scientific Experiences
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH Movement of Change Increasing by Rate of Constant Factor
EXTENDED CANOPY An enlarged optional canopy, top & sides, extending up to 2 feet
EXTENSION An extended section made up of 3 pieces added to an opening to increase the floor area
EXTERNAL COST Production/Consumption Costs Not Borne by Producer/Consumer

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