The Emergence Machine

Analogy Bio

physical · Biology · Level 6 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Analogy-bio is a living system or structure involving life and matter, which can be understood as a system that exhibits patterns of growth, development, and adaptation, but this definition is incomplete without a clear understanding of life.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “analogy bio”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
analogy
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Analogy BioAnimalOrganismCellSystemFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesAnalogy BioL6LifeL2SystemL3AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Life L2 (requires)
    to understand the context of life
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Understanding system is essential for grasping analogy bio
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first