The Emergence Machine

Herring

abstract · Marine Science · Level 7 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

Herring is a small, silvery fish that inhabits coastal and oceanic waters, often found in dense schools.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
herring
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0HerringFishAnimalOrganismCellWaterFormLifeStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHerringL7FishL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Fish L6 (requires)
    A small silvery fish in dense schools, important food fish and source of fish meal.