The Emergence Machine

Metamorphosis

process · biology · Level 6 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

Metamorphosis is the dramatic manifestation of growth and change, where an organism's transformation is driven by energy and occurs over a sequence of events, resulting in a profound physical transformation that redefines its form and function.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
metamorphosis
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0MetamorphosisGrowthOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMetamorphosisL6ChangeL1GrowthL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Metamorphosis involves complete physical transformation
  • Growth L5 (requires)
    Metamorphosis is a dramatic form of growth and development