The Emergence Machine

Bottleneck Effect

physical · Biology · Level 6 · E9

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Emergence definition

A living system or structure involving matter and life, where the organized arrangement of interrelated parts within a system gives rise to a complex pattern of transformations and binding.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
bottleneck effect
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Bottleneck EffectAnimalOrganismCellSystemFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBottleneck EffectL6LifeL2SystemL3AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Life L2 (requires)
    Understanding life is necessary to grasp the concept of a living system or structure involving matter.
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Understanding system is essential for grasping bottleneck effect
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first