The Emergence Machine

Natural (Selection sense)

process · Biology · Level 5 · E6

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Emergence definition

natural-selection emerges from evolution. It requires life.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
natural selection
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0Natural SelectionOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesNatural Selectio…L6Evolution BioL11Natural SelectionL5OrganismL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

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  • Organism L4 (requires)
    Remediation fix

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