The Emergence Machine

Cub

physical · Level 6 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

A cub is the young offspring of a large predatory animal such as a bear or lion, which requires the growth and development of an organism from a cell.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0CubAnimalGrowthOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCubL6AnimalL5GrowthL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Animal L5 (requires) polysemous
    A cub is the young offspring of a large predatory animal such as a bear or lion
  • Growth L5 (requires)
    A cub depends on its parent during the early growth phase of life