The Emergence Machine

Tongue

physical · anatomy · Level 10 · E6

E6Organisms

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 tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, but this definition is incomplete without a clear understanding of the body's overall structure and function.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “tongue”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0TongueMouthFaceHeadMuscle… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTongueL10MuscleL7MouthL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Muscle L7 (requires)
    Muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting -- prerequisite: muscle
  • Mouth L9 (requires)
    Muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting -- prerequisite: mouth