The Emergence Machine

Uncle

relation · kinship · Level 9 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

Given a family, which is a social group of related individuals, and a man, who is a living being with a body, an uncle is the brother of one's parent or the husband of one's aunt, arising from the intersection of familial relationships and gender identity.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
uncle
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0UncleManFamilyPersonBodyGroupReproduction… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesUncleL9FamilyL7ManL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Family L7 (requires) Sociology sense
    An uncle is a family relationship
  • Man L8 (requires)
    An uncle is male