# What is a living thing?

**What counts as a living thing?**

Cells, viruses, flames and programs that copy themselves sit at different points of any definition. The edge says something about what we mean.

Connects to:
- [The cell](https://mapideas.org/i/li_cell)
- [Living together](https://mapideas.org/i/li_symbiosis)
- [Computation](https://mapideas.org/i/mat_computation)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_living · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#q_x_living