The Emergence Machine

Elbow

physical · anatomy · Level 8 · E6

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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

The elbow is a joint that connects the upper and lower arm, facilitating movement and flexibility, and enabling the coordinated functioning of the arm as a biological structure.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “elbow”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0ElbowArmBodyAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesElbowL8FormL2StructureL2ArmL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    elbow requires understanding form as a foundational concept
  • Structure L2 (requires) organization sense
    elbow requires understanding structure as a foundational concept
  • Arm L7 (requires)
    Joint between upper and lower arm -- prerequisite: arm