The Emergence Machine

Motor

abstract · Biology · Level 7 · E6

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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

motor emerges from neuron + force.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
motor
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0MotorNeuronAnimalOrganismCellForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMotor TransL8MotorL7MotionL1ForceL2NeuronL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion helps understand force-related concept motor
  • Force L2 (requires)
    Force is necessary to understand motor as a biological entity.
  • Neuron L6 (builds on)
    Motor builds on the principles established by neuron.

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