The Emergence Machine

Earthworm

physical · Level 6 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

An earthworm is a segmented burrowing animal that lives in soil, which is a complex mixture of geology and matter, and is an example of an animal, a living organism that is composed of cells.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “Earthworm”. 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0EarthwormAnimalOrganismCellSoilFormLandLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesEarthwormL6SoilL3AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Soil L3 (requires)
    Earthworms tunnel through earth, aerating and enriching the soil
  • Animal L5 (requires) polysemous
    An earthworm is a segmented burrowing animal that lives in soil