The Emergence Machine

Gigil

abstract · Psychology · Level 11 · E9

E9Cultures

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

Gigil emerges from emotion and requires cuteness, affection, and impulse.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
Gigil
Origin language
tl

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0GigilAffectionLoveSqueezeEmotionHandSociety… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesGigilL11SqueezeL9AffectionL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Squeeze L9 (requires)
    The irresistible urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.
  • Affection L10 (requires)
    Understanding affection is foundational to gigil.