The Emergence Machine

Fat

physical · biology · Level 7 · E5

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Emergence definition

As a natural oily or greasy substance stored in the body, fat emerges from the complex system of the body, where energy is harnessed and stored as a reserve, allowing for the body to sustain itself between food intake, and is itself a nutrient obtained from food, which is a living system involving energy and pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
fat
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0FatBodyFoodAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCalorieL8FatL7BodyL6FoodL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • fat English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Body L6 (requires)
    Fat is a substance stored in the body
  • Food L6 (requires)
    Fat is obtained from food and is itself a nutrient

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