The Emergence Machine

Body

physical · Biology · Level 6 · 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 body is a complex system composed of various organs and structures, including the mouth, but this definition is incomplete without a clear understanding of the organism as a whole.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “body”. 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0BodyAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesArmL7AthleticL7AutofellatioL7BloodL7BoneL7BodyL6FormL2LifeL2StructureL2AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of body
  • Life L2 (requires)
    A body is the physical form of a living organism
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Remediation: correct chain to L0
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first

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