The Emergence Machine

Blink

process · Level 10 · E6

E6Organisms

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

The rapid closure and opening of the eyelids is a reflexive action that occurs automatically to moisten and protect the eye, which is a specialized organ that detects light.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0BlinkEyeFaceHeadOrgan… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBlinkL10ActionL1EyeL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Blinking is a reflexive action of the body that occurs automatically
  • Eye L9 (requires)
    Blinking is the rapid closing and opening of the eyelids to moisten and protect the eye