The Emergence Machine

Farmer

abstract · Agriculture · Level 8 · E11

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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

A farmer is an individual who cultivates land and raises crops, but the concept of photosynthesis is missing to fully define the relationship between the farmer and the plant.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
farmer
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0FarmerFarmingFoodPlantAnimalFieldOrganismPhotosynthesis… intermediate l…ProcessForceFormLandActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesPeasantL9PlowL9South African Fa…L9FarmerL8ActionL1ProcessL2FieldL4PhotosynthesisL4PlantL6E1 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 farmer
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    farmer requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Field L4 (requires) polysemous
    Person who cultivates land and raises crops -- prerequisite: field
  • Photosynthesis L4 (requires) Ecology sense
    Photosynthesis is a critical process that allows plants to grow and thrive, which is essential for farming and the role of a farmer.
  • Plant L6 (requires) polysemous
    Person who cultivates land and raises crops -- prerequisite: plant
  • Farming L7 (requires)
    An agricultural concept relating to farmer, involving farming, cultivation, or food production.

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