The Emergence Machine

Eyelash

physical · anatomy · Level 17 · 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

A hair growth on the margin of the eye, typically short, stiff, and pigmented, serving as a protective barrier for the eye, but this definition lacks a clear connection to the eye itself.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “eyelash” 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.

thisfoundationsL17L16L15L14L9L7L5L2L1L0EyelashMarginRevenueBusinessMoneyEconomyEyeCommunityHairHeadOrganAnimalBehaviorGoalGrowth… intermediate l…FormStructureInformationLifeActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesEyelashL17FormL2StructureL2GrowthL5HairL7EyeL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    eyelash requires understanding form as a foundational concept
  • Structure L2 (requires) organization sense
    eyelash requires understanding structure as a foundational concept
  • Growth L5 (requires)
    A hair growth on the margin of the eyelid, typically short, stiff, and pigmented, serving as a protective barrier for the eye.
  • Hair L7 (requires)
    Short hair growing from the edge of the eyelid -- prerequisite: hair
  • Eye L9 (requires)
    Short hair growing from the edge of the eyelid -- prerequisite: eye
  • Margin L16 (requires)
    A hair growth on the margin of the eyelid, typically short, stiff, and pigmented, serving as a protective barrier for the eye.