The Emergence Machine

Mouse

physical · zoology · Level 9 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

A mouse is a smaller, more agile version of a rat, characterized by its pointed snout and long tail, which enables it to navigate complex environments and interact with its surroundings as a multicellular entity, building upon the fundamental characteristics of an animal.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
mouse
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L5L2L1L0MouseRatMouse AnimalOrganFoodTissueAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMouseL9AnimalL5RatL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    A mouse is a small animal
  • Rat L8 (requires)
    A mouse is similar to but smaller than a rat