The Emergence Machine

Skull

physical · anatomy · Level 10 · E11

E11Organizations

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

The skull is a three-dimensional form that encloses and protects the brain, with its shape and arrangement of matter governed by patterns that govern its transformations and binding.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “skull”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0SkullBrainNervous SystemOrgan… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesHomo Georgicus M…L11Interaural Atten…L11Kenyanthropus Pl…L11Australopithecus…L13Homo Florensiens…L13SkullL10FormL2StructureL2BrainL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form is essential for grasping skull
  • Structure L2 (requires) organization sense
    Understanding structure is essential for grasping skull
  • Brain L9 (requires) Biology sense
    The bony structure forming the upper part of the head, enclosing and protecting the brain.

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