Five elements may refer to:
Philosophy
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Classical element
The classical elements typically refer to Earth (classical element), earth, Water (classical element), water, Air (classical element), air, Fire (classical element), fire, and (later) Aether (classical element), aether which were proposed to ...
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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 for "great element". However, very few scholars define the five mahābhūtas in a broader sense as the five fundamental aspects of physical reality.
Hinduism
In Hinduism's sacred literature, the "great" elements ...
'', the five elements in Indian philosophy
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''Pancha Tattva'' (Vaishnavism)
Science
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Boron
Boron is a chemical element; it has 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 three ...
, element 5 in the periodic table
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Group 5 element, elements in the fifth column of the periodic table
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Period 5 element, elements in the fifth row of the periodic table
Music
*Five Elements, a band led by jazz musician
Steve Coleman
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 ...
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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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