The Emergence Machine

Pet

physical · zoology · Level 6 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

The domestication of an animal that interacts with and responds to its environment, resulting in a relationship where the animal is cared for and provided shelter in a habitable environment, thereby creating a mutually dependent bond between the animal and the space it inhabits.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
pet
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0PetAnimalHomeOrganismBuildingCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDomesticationL7PetL6HomeL4AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • pet English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Home L4 (requires)
    Pets are kept in homes
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    A pet is an animal

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