The Emergence Machine

Conservation

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

A living system or structure involving matter and organism, but this definition lacks the crucial aspect of ecosystems and their needs.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
conservation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0ConservationAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesConservation NatL7Conservation EcoL8ConservationL6OrganismL4AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organism L4 (requires)
    Conservation addresses the needs of organisms and ecosystems to survive and thrive in changing environments.
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first

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