The Emergence Machine

Jungle

physical · nature · Level 9 · E7

E7Ecosystems

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Emergence definition

A dense, tropical or subtropical region of land characterized by a high concentration of vegetation and a complex network of plant and animal life, often with a hot and humid climate, but lacking the essential understanding of ecosystems.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
jungle
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0JungleHazeParticleVegetationEcosystemGrassServingTreeRain NatEcologyFoodLight… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLifeMassActionChangeDistributionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesJungleL9EnvironmentL2Rain NatL6VegetationL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Environment L2 (requires) environment sense
    Understanding jungle requires prior knowledge of environment, which provides essential context for grasping this concept.
  • Rain Nat L6 (requires) nature sense
    Dense tropical forest -- requires understanding of rain
  • Vegetation L8 (requires)
    A dense, tropical or subtropical region of land characterized by a high concentration of vegetation and a complex network of plant and animal life, often with a hot and humid climate.