The Emergence Machine

Polysexuality

abstract · Psychology · Level 11 · E9

E9Cultures

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 complex pattern of attraction that arises from the interplay between sexual desire, which is a living system or structure involving energy and matter, and the concept of state, which is a geographical area with a defined territory, governed by a structure that exercises power over its people, resulting in a nuanced understanding of attraction that is not limited to a single gender.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
polysexuality
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L7L3L2L1L0PolysexualityGenderCultureSocietyCommunityFamilyLanguageSexualCausalityCellMeaningState… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandChangeActionCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change helps understand the state-related concept of polysexuality
  • State L3 (requires) Politics sense
    polysexuality requires understanding state as a foundational concept
  • Sexual L7 (requires)
    Sexual attraction to multiple, but not all, genders.
  • Gender L10 (requires) Anthropology sense
    Sexual attraction to multiple, but not all, genders.