The Emergence Machine

Orca

abstract · Marine Science · Level 9 · E6

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Emergence definition

Large, toothed whale (Orcinus orca) that inhabits the ocean emerges from the combination of whale, color, and ocean, where whale defines the type of animal, color enables the distinctive black and white coloring, and ocean provides the habitat.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “orca” 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
orca
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L2L1L0OrcaColorSensoryNeuronWhaleOceanOrganismRockWater Element… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Ocean L4 (requires)
    Large, toothed whale (Orcinus orca) that inhabits the ocean, characterized by distinctive black and white coloring and complex social behavior.
  • Whale L6 (requires)
    Large, toothed whale (Orcinus orca) that inhabits the ocean, characterized by distinctive black and white coloring and complex social behavior.
  • Color L8 (requires)
    Large, toothed whale (Orcinus orca) that inhabits the ocean, characterized by distinctive black and white coloring and complex social behavior.