The Emergence Machine

Wild

property · biology · Level 6 · E6

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Emergence definition

As nature manifests in space over time, it gives rise to living entities that interact with and respond to their environment, and when these entities are not domesticated, they are said to be wild.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
wild
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0WildAnimalOrganismCellNatureFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesWildL6NatureL3AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • wild English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Nature L3 (requires)
    Wildness means existing in nature
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    Wild describes undomesticated animals