The Emergence Machine

Abalone Shell

abstract · Anatomy · Level 3 · E6

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Emergence definition

Abalone shells take on a specific form, with structure and organization of parts that give rise to the bowl-like shape and arrangement of the shell's interior and exterior surfaces.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “abalone shell” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
abalone shell
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0Abalone ShellFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesAbalone ShellL3FormL2StructureL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    abalone shell requires understanding form as a foundational concept
  • Structure L2 (requires) organization sense
    abalone shell requires understanding structure as a foundational concept