The Emergence Machine

Habitat (Ecology sense)

physical · Ecology · Level 5 · E7

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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

The specific environment where an organism lives, determined by biotic and abiotic conditions.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
habitat
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0Habitat EcoOrganismBalanceCellForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHabitat EcoL5BalanceL3OrganismL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Balance L3 (requires) Visual Arts sense
    habitat eco requires understanding balance as a foundational concept
  • Organism L4 (requires)
    The natural environment where an organism lives and obtains resources for survival.