The Emergence Machine

Digestion

process · Biology · Level 17 · 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

digestion emerges from enzyme. It requires organ.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
digestion
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL17L16L15L14L7L2L1L0DigestionEnzymeProteinAmino AcidNucleusOrganServing… intermediate l…FormLifeLowerMassActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDigestionL17OrganL7EnzymeL16E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organ L7 (requires) Biology sense
    Digestion is the process by which the digestive system breaks down food into absorbable nutrients.
  • Enzyme L16 (builds on)
    Digestion builds on the principles established by enzyme.