The Emergence Machine

Poison

physical · chemistry · 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

When a substance that is derived from matter has a detrimental effect on life, causing it to cease, it is considered a poison.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
poison
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0PoisonDeathFamilyGroupReproduction… intermediate l…SubstanceFormLifeProcessActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPoisonL9SubstanceL2DeathL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Substance L2 (requires)
    Poison is a substance
  • Death L8 (requires)
    Poison can cause death