The Emergence Machine

Ear

physical · Biology · Level 8 · 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

An ear is a biological structure that receives sound waves and transmits them to the brain, which is a complex process that involves the interaction between the ear and the body.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0EarOrganSoundTissueAnimalPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesEarlobeL9Ear PartL9HearL9ListenL9AccrualL16EarL8SoundL6OrganL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • Ohr German
  • ear English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sound L6 (requires)
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  • Organ L7 (requires) Biology sense
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