The Emergence Machine

Athletics

abstract · Sport · Level 8 · E9

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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

Athletics are sports involving running, jumping, throwing, and walking, assuming a purpose or objective behind these activities.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
athletics
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0AthleticsSportCompetition Abst…BehaviorGoal… intermediate l…FormLifePhysical ActivityStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesAthleticsL8ActionL1MotionL1SportL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    athletics requires understanding action as a foundational concept
  • Motion L1 (requires)
    athletics requires understanding motion as a foundational concept
  • Sport L7 (requires)
    This is a specific sport; understanding sport as a concept comes first