The Emergence Machine

Mackerel

abstract · Marine Science · Level 7 · E3

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Emergence definition

A fish that inhabits the open ocean environment, characterized by its streamlined body and metallic blue or green back, emerging from the organization of matter in space and the interaction between the vast body of liquid and the system of interrelated parts.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
mackerel
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0MackerelFishAnimalGeologyPelagicOceanOrganismRockCellMineralSystemWaterFormLandLifeLiquidActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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thisprerequisitesMackerelL7PelagicL5FishL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pelagic L5 (requires)
    Mackerel: A medium-sized, pelagic fish with a slender, streamlined body, characterized by a metallic blue or green back and silvery sides, found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide.
  • Fish L6 (requires)
    A fast-swimming predatory fish with streamlined body, found in temperate and tropical waters.