The Emergence Machine

Homeostasis

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

homeostasis emerges from cell + pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
homeostasis
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0HomeostasisCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHomeostasisL4PatternL0CellL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Homeostasis involves maintaining a pattern of balance.
  • Cell L3 (builds on) Biology sense
    Homeostasis builds on the principles established by cell.