The Emergence Machine

Armpit

physical · Level 8 · E0

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Emergence definition

The armpit is the hollow area under the junction of the arm and shoulder, a region that contains sweat glands and is a characteristic feature of the human body, building upon the properties of the arm and skin.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “Armpit”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0ArmpitArmSkinBodyTissueAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesArmpitL8ArmL7SkinL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Arm L7 (requires)
    The armpit is the hollow area under the junction of the arm and shoulder
  • Skin L7 (requires)
    The armpit contains sweat glands in the skin