The Emergence Machine

Gaze

process · Level 10 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

Gazing involves sustained focused attention directed at a subject, facilitated by the ability to look steadily and intently, which is made possible by the presence of an eye and the cognitive process of attention.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0GazeEyeFaceAttentionHeadOrgan… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesGazeL10AttentionL7EyeL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Attention L7 (requires)
    A gaze involves sustained focused attention directed at a subject
  • Eye L9 (requires)
    Gazing is looking steadily and intently at something with admiration or thought