The Emergence Machine

Root

physical · Biology · Level 7 · 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.

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Emergence definition

A biological entity involving plant, ground, and the absorption of water, which is essential for the survival of the plant.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “root”. 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.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0RootPlantAnimalOrganismCellWaterFormLifeStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCassavaL8Tarlov CystL8AffixL11PhilanthropyL12RootL7WaterL3PlantL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    Underground part of a plant that absorbs water -- requires understanding of water
  • Plant L6 (requires) Biology sense
    root depends on plant

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