The Emergence Machine

Flicker

process · Level 7 · E1

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Emergence definition

A brief unsteady movement of light that appears and fades rapidly emerges from the interaction of light, which is a manifestation of wave and energy, with the progression of time, which enables the sequencing of events.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0FlickerLightPerceptionOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFlickerL7TimeL0LightL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Time L0 (requires)
    Flickering involves rapid changes over time between bright and dim states
  • Light L6 (requires)
    A flicker is a brief unsteady movement of light that appears and fades rapidly