The Emergence Machine

Spine

physical · anatomy · Level 8 · E6

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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

The vertebral column's central axis, a series of connected vertebrae extending from the base of the skull to the tailbone, providing structural support and protection for the spinal cord, where the spatial arrangement of matter and pattern gives rise to a vertical support for a structure, and the shape or arrangement of matter takes on a specific form.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “spine”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0SpineBoneBodyTissueAnimalCellColumn… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSpineL8ColumnL3BoneL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Column L3 (requires)
    The vertebral column's central axis, a series of connected vertebrae extending from the base of the skull to the tailbone, providing structural support and protection for the spinal cord.
  • Bone L7 (requires)
    Column of bones running down the center of the back -- prerequisite: bone