The Emergence Machine

Gland

physical · Biology · Level 6 · E11

E11Organizations

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

An organ that produces and secretes substances, where the precise, deterministic relationship between inputs and outputs enables the transformation of energy and matter.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “gland” 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.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0GlandAnimalOrganismCellFunctionFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesGlandL6CellL3FunctionL3AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cell L3 (requires) Biology sense
    Organ that produces and secretes substances -- prerequisite: cell
  • Function L3 (requires)
    Function is a prerequisite for gland.
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first