Five elements may refer to:
Philosophy
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Classical element
Classical elements typically refer to earth, water, air, fire, and (later) aether which were proposed to explain the nature and complexity of all matter in terms of simpler substances. Ancient cultures in Greece, Tibet, and India had simil ...
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''Godai'' (Japanese philosophy)
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Gogyo'', five phase Japanese philosophy
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''Wuxing'' (Chinese philosophy), ancient Chinese theory involving five 'phases', 'agents', or 'elements'
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Mahābhūta
''Mahābhūta'' is Sanskrit and Pāli for "great element". However, very few scholars define the four mahābhūtas in a broader sense as the four fundamental aspects of physical reality.
Hinduism
In Hinduism's sacred literature, the "great" ...
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''Pancha Tattva'' (Vaishnavism)
Science
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Boron
Boron is a chemical element with the symbol B and atomic number 5. In its crystalline form it is a brittle, dark, lustrous metalloid; in its amorphous form it is a brown powder. As the lightest element of the ''boron group'' it has th ...
, element 5 in the periodic table
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Group 5 element
Group 5 is a group of elements in the periodic table. Group 5 contains vanadium (V), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta) and dubnium (Db). This group lies in the d-block of the periodic table. This group is sometimes called the vanadium group or vanad ...
, elements in the fifth column of the periodic table
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Period 5 element
The periodic table is laid out in rows to illustrate recurring (periodic) trends in the chemical behaviour of the elements as their atomic number increases: a new row is begun when chemical behaviour begins to repeat, meaning that elements with si ...
, elements in the fifth row of the periodic table
Music
*Five Elements, a band led by jazz musician
Steve Coleman
Steve Coleman (born September 20, 1956) is an American saxophonist, composer, bandleader and music theorist. In 2014, he was named a MacArthur Fellow.
Early life
Steve Coleman was born and grew up in South Side, Chicago. He started playing al ...
See also
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Element (disambiguation)
Element or elements may refer to:
Science
* Chemical element, a pure substance of one type of atom
* Heating element, a device that generates heat by electrical resistance
* Orbital elements, parameters required to identify a specific orbit of o ...
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Fifth Element (disambiguation) Fifth Element may refer to:
Elements
* Aether (classical element), the fifth classical element, also known as quintessence
* Boron, the (modern) element with atomic number 5 on the periodic table
Arts and entertainment
* ''The Fifth Element'', a ...
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