The Emergence Machine

Raccoon

physical · Biology · Level 8 · E6

E6Organisms

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Raccoon is a nocturnal mammal that belongs to the family Procyonidae.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “raccoon”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0RaccoonMammalOrganReproductionTissueAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesRaccoonL8MammalL7OrganL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Mammal L7 (requires)
    Raccoon is a nocturnal mammal
  • Organ L7 (requires) Biology sense
    Understanding the organ is necessary to explain how an organism emerges, which is a prerequisite for understanding a mammal, and ultimately, a raccoon.