The Emergence Machine

Dolphin Animal

physical · Biology · Level 8 · 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.

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Emergence definition

Dolphins are marine mammals that belong to the order Cetacea, closely related to whales and other aquatic animals.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0Dolphin AnimalMammalReproductionWhaleAnimalGeologyMarineSeaOceanOrganismRockWater Element… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDolphin AnimalL8OceanL4WhaleL6MammalL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Ocean L4 (requires)
    to establish the marine environment of dolphins
  • Whale L6 (requires)
    Dolphins are smaller relatives of whales
  • Mammal L7 (requires)
    Dolphin is an intelligent marine mammal