The Emergence Machine

Excretion

process · Biology · Level 4 · E5

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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

excretion emerges from cell. It requires matter.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
excretion
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0ExcretionCellFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesExcretionL4ActionL1ProcessL2CellL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of excretion
  • Process L2 (requires) polysemous
    process is a prerequisite for understanding excretion.
  • Cell L3 (builds on) Biology sense
    Excretion builds on the principles established by cell.