The Emergence Machine

Cheetah

physical · Biology · Level 6 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A cheetah is a living being that can interact with and respond to its environment, requiring a system and process to sustain itself, and possessing a unique characteristic of speed.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “cheetah” 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0CheetahAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeSpeedStructureChangeMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCheetahL6SpeedL2OrganismL4AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Speed L2 (requires)
    Fastest land animal
  • Organism L4 (requires)
    All animals are living organisms
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first