The Emergence Machine

Duck

physical · Agriculture · Level 10 · E11

E11Organizations

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

duck emerges from livestock. It requires energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
duck
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L4L2L1L0DuckMeatEggLivestockCultivationFarmingBirdFoodPlantOrganism… intermediate l…FormLandLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesLame DuckL11DuckL10OrganismL4BirdL6EggL8MeatL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organism L4 (requires)
    All animals are living organisms
  • Bird L6 (requires)
    Common waterbird with a broad bill
  • Egg L8 (requires)
    A domesticated waterfowl, raised for its meat, eggs, and feathers, and often farmed for its ability to convert aquatic plants into nutrient-rich energy.
  • Meat L9 (requires)
    A domesticated waterfowl, raised for its meat, eggs, and feathers, and often farmed for its ability to convert aquatic plants into nutrient-rich energy.

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