The Emergence Machine

Baby

physical · biology · Level 10 · E6

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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.

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Emergence definition

The child, having emerged from the process of birth within a family unit, is characterized by a developing body and a growing sense of identity, and is in a stage of development where it has not yet begun to walk or talk, marking it as a very young child.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
baby
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0BabyChildBirthFamilyPerson… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBabyL10ChildL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Child L9 (requires)
    A baby is a very young child