The Emergence Machine

Seed

physical · Biology · Level 7 · E5

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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

A seed is a physical entity that emerges from the reproduction process, involving a plant that has undergone photosynthesis and has cells.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “seed”. 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.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0SeedPlantReproductionAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAlfalfa SeedL8AlmondL8BirudaL8BudL8Croton Tiglium S…L8SeedL7PlantL6ReproductionL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Plant L6 (requires) Biology sense
    seed depends on plant
  • Reproduction L6 (requires)
    seed depends on reproduction

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