The Emergence Machine

Fly System

physical · Theater · Level 2 · E6

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Emergence definition

A fly system is a complex arrangement of muscles, bones, and nerves that enables flight by harnessing and transforming energy to produce motion and movement.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
fly system
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0Fly SystemActionMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCounterweight Sy…L4Fly SystemL2ActionL1MotionL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    fly system requires understanding action as a foundational concept
  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion as a change in position or state of an object over time is essential for grasping the fly system's ability to enable flight.

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