The Emergence Machine

Lichen

physical · Nature · Level 7 · E8

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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

Lichen emerges as a composite organism of fungi and algae, building on the fundamental properties of both organisms.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0LichenAlgaeGeologyMarineMushroomOceanOrganismRockCellEarthMineralSystemFormLandLifeLiquidActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesLichenL7MushroomL4AlgaeL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Mushroom L4 (requires)
    Composite organism of fungus and algae -- requires understanding of mushroom
  • Algae L6 (requires)
    Composite organism of fungus and algae -- requires understanding of algae