The Emergence Machine

Ancestor

abstract · Anthropology · Level 11 · E9

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Emergence definition

An ancestor is a person who has contributed to the genetic makeup of a family or group, often through the passing down of cultural and social traditions.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “ancestor” 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
ancestor
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0AncestorFatherChildCultureBirthSociety… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeProcessActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesLineageL12AncestorL11CultureL9FatherL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Culture L9 (requires)
    An anthropological concept relating to ancestor, involving human societies, cultures, or evolutionary development.
  • Father L10 (foundational)
    Family provides the foundational basis for understanding ancestor.

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