The Emergence Machine

Birth

physical · Biology · Level 8 · 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

birth emerges from family. It requires life.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
birth
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0BirthFamilyGroupReproductionAnimalGoal… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBirth RateL9ChildL9Cisgender Gay MaleL9Cisgender LesbianL9HatchlingL9BirthL8LifeL2FamilyL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Life L2 (requires)
    Birth is the emergence of new life from biological reproduction.
  • Family L7 (foundational) Sociology sense
    Family provides the foundational basis for understanding birth.

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