The Emergence Machine

Intestine

physical · Biology · Level 7 · E5

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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

Composed of tissue that emerges from cell and pattern, the intestine is a biological structure where chemical digestion continues and nutrient absorption occurs.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
intestine
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0IntestineTissueAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesIntestine AnatL10IntestineL7MatterL1AnimalL5TissueL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    matter is the fundamental substance of intestine
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first
  • Tissue L6 (requires)
    An intestine is the tissue organ where chemical digestion continues and nutrient absorption occurs.

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