The Emergence Machine

Sexual

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 living system or structure involving energy and matter.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
sexual reproduction
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0SexualReproductionAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAmbisexualityL8AsexualityL8Cum SwallowingL8CunnilingusL8DockingL8SexualL7LifeL2ReproductionL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Life L2 (requires)
    Sexual refers to reproductive processes in living organisms, which requires a clear understanding of life.
  • Reproduction L6 (requires)
    Sexual refers to reproductive processes in living organisms

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