The Emergence Machine

Bear

physical · Biology · Level 7 · E6

E6Organisms

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

As a large omnivorous mammal, a bear is a living being that can interact with and respond to its environment, requiring a system and process to sustain itself, and consuming food that requires an organism, pattern, and energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0BearFoodAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBearL7OrganismL4AnimalL5FoodL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • bear English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organism L4 (requires)
    All animals are living organisms
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first
  • Food L6 (requires)
    Large omnivorous mammal