The Emergence Machine

Sea Lion

abstract · Marine Science · Level 6 · E6

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Emergence definition

A semi-aquatic mammal that has evolved in the marine environment, characterized by external ear flaps and long front flippers, and is known for its intelligence and agility in water, shaped by the interactions between the sea, its inhabitants, and the environment.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
sea lion
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Sea LionAnimalGeologyMarineSeaOceanOrganismRockWater ElementCellMineralSystemWaterEnvironmentFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSea LionL6EnvironmentL2AnimalL5MarineL5SeaL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Environment L2 (requires) polysemous
    sea lion builds on the concept of environment
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    A semi-aquatic marine mammal with external ear flaps and long front flippers, known for their intelligence and agility in water.
  • Marine L5 (requires)
    sea lion builds on the concept of marine
  • Sea L5 (requires)
    sea lion builds on the concept of sea