The Emergence Machine

Heel

physical · anatomy · Level 9 · E6

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Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

The heel emerges as the posterior extremity of the human foot, forming the posterior part of the foot's lower surface, which is a reduction in position or altitude facilitated by the interaction between matter and its environment, governed by the shape or arrangement of matter.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0HeelFootLegBody… intermediate l…FormLifeLowerStructureChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesLoaferL10HeelL9FormL2LowerL2FootL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form is essential for grasping heel
  • Lower L2 (requires)
    The posterior extremity of the human foot, forming the posterior part of the foot's lower surface.
  • Foot L8 (requires)
    The posterior extremity of the human foot, forming the posterior part of the foot's lower surface.

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