The Emergence Machine

Bison

physical · Biology · Level 9 · 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.

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Emergence definition

A large grazing mammal is a type of organism that is characterized by its life and physical attributes, which are inherited from its mammalian and bovine ancestors.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L2L1L0BisonCowMammalReproductionOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBisonL9OrganismL4CowL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organism L4 (requires)
    All animals are living organisms
  • Cow L8 (requires)
    Large North American bovine