The Emergence Machine

Petal

physical · Nature · Level 9 · E3

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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

A petal is a colorful, plant part that surrounds the reproductive organs, requiring color and plant.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0PetalColorSensoryNeuronPlant… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBloomL10PetalL9PlantL6ColorL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Plant L6 (requires) polysemous
    Colored part of a flower -- requires understanding of plant
  • Color L8 (requires)
    Colored part of a flower -- requires understanding of color

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