The Emergence Machine

Penguin

physical · Biology · Level 7 · E6

E6Organisms

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A flightless seabird of the southern hemisphere, emerging from the fundamental characteristics of life and birds, and characterized by its unique adaptations as an organism.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0PenguinBirdAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPenguinL7OrganismL4BirdL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organism L4 (requires)
    All animals are living organisms
  • Bird L6 (requires)
    Flightless seabird of the southern hemisphere