The Emergence Machine

Fly Insect

physical · Level 7 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

A fly is an insect that uses its wings to navigate and maneuver through the air with agility.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Fly InsectInsectAnimalOrganismAirCellFormLifeStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFly InsectL7AirL3InsectL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Air L3 (requires) polysemous
    Flies can hover and maneuver through the air with exceptional agility
  • Insect L6 (requires)
    A fly is a common winged insect with large compound eyes and rapid flight