The Emergence Machine

Organic Matter

physical · Ecology · Level 14 · E8

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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

Organic matter is the complex interplay of balance and compound, where the presence of matter allows for the existence of entities that can occupy space and interact with their surroundings, giving rise to relationships between organisms and their environment.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
organic matter
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL14L13L12L11L3L2L1L0Organic MatterOrganicCompoundMoleculeBalanceBuildingCellMomentum… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeMassActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBiomassL15CompostL15CompostingL15HeterotrophL15ManureL15Organic MatterL14BalanceL3OrganicL13E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Balance L3 (requires) Visual Arts sense
    organic matter requires understanding balance as a foundational concept
  • Organic L13 (requires)
    An ecological concept relating to organic matter, involving relationships between organisms and their environment.

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