The Emergence Machine

Population

abstract · Ecology · Level 8 · E7

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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

population emerges from species + quantity.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
population
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0PopulationSpeciesReproductionAnimalOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBirth RateL9Exponential GrowthL9Population Dynam…L9Population GrowthL9CensusL11PopulationL8OrganismL4SpeciesL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organism L4 (requires)
    Population involves a group of organisms, so understanding organism is essential.
  • Species L7 (builds on) Biology sense
    Population builds on the principles established by species.

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