The Emergence Machine

Bisexuality

abstract · Psychology · Level 11 · 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.

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Emergence definition

Sexual and/or romantic attraction to people of more than one gender is a complex pattern of social relationships and behaviors within a society, influenced by cultural norms and values that are shaped by family structures and reproductive dynamics.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
bisexuality
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L7L3L2L1L0BisexualityGenderCulturePeopleSocietySexualCommunityFamilyLanguageCausalityCellMeaningState… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandChangeActionCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change helps understand the state-related concept of bisexuality
  • State L3 (requires) Politics sense
    bisexuality requires understanding state as a foundational concept
  • Sexual L7 (requires)
    Sexual and/or romantic attraction to people of more than one gender.
  • People L8 (requires)
    Sexual and/or romantic attraction to people of more than one gender.
  • Gender L10 (requires) Sociology sense
    Sexual and/or romantic attraction to people of more than one gender.

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