The Emergence Machine

Excitement

abstract · Psychology · Level 10 · 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

Excitement emerges from emotion and requires energy and anticipation.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
excitement
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0ExcitementArousalFeelingHappyAwarenessConsciousnessEmotionNervous SystemMindOrganRecognition… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesKiligL11ExcitementL10ArousalL9FeelingL9HappyL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Arousal L9 (requires)
    Heightened emotional arousal.
  • Feeling L9 (requires)
    A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness.
  • Happy L9 (requires)
    Feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness -- prerequisite: happy

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