The Emergence Machine

Hive

physical · Level 3 · E9

E9Cultures

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

A hive is a structure where bees live, emerging from the social behavior of collection, the abstract form of a nest, and the pattern of a structure.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0HiveFormStructureCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHiveL3CollectionL1FormL2StructureL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Collection L1 (requires)
    collection is a prerequisite for understanding the social behavior of bees within a hive
  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of hive
  • Structure L2 (requires) polysemous
    Hive is a structure where bees live