The name element may refer to:

In chemistry or electronics:

• Chemical element, the class of atoms with the same number of protons in the nucleus
• Electrical element, any device (such as an inductor, resistor, capacitor, conductor, line, or cathode ray tube) with terminals at which it may be connected directly with other devices

In film:

• The Fifth Element is a science fiction action movie in which the title refers to a 'supreme being'

In mathematics:

• Element (mathematics), a member of a set or class
• Euclid's Elements, a mathematical treatise on geometry

In metadata:

• Data element is an atomic unit of data

In music:

• Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield, a compilation album by Mike Oldfield
• The Elements (song), by Tom Lehrer

In philosophy and mythology:

• Classical element, in ancient times believed to be the realm wherein all matter in the universe existed and whereof all matter consisted
• Five elements (Chinese philosophy), the basis of the universe according to Chinese Taoism
• Five elements (Japanese philosophy), the basis of the universe according to Japanese philosophy
• Tattva, the basis of the universe according to Hindu Samkhya philosophy

Element may also refer to:

• Element Skateboards, a skateboard manufacturer
• Honda Element, a sport utility vehicle

The term is also used as terminology in:

• Morse code, where the dot and dash are elements
• XML, where an element is a particular kind of grammatical fragment of a document

See also

• Elemental (disambiguation)
• Elementary

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