The Emergence Machine

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

abstract · Medicine · Level 6 · E8

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Emergence definition

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a disease characterized by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons, leading to muscle weakness and paralysis, which can be understood as a process unfolding over time, driven by energy and resulting in a predictable and repeatable pattern of transformation.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “amyotrophic lateral sclerosis” 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
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Amyotrophic Late…DiseaseOrganismCellSystemFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesAmyotrophic Late…L6ActionL1ProcessL2SystemL3DiseaseL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    amyotrophic lateral sclerosis requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    amyotrophic lateral sclerosis requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Disease L5 (requires)
    This is a specific disease; understanding what disease is comes first