The Emergence Machine

Hip

physical · anatomy · Level 8 · E6

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Emergence definition

The hip is the joint connecting the leg to the torso, formed by the pelvis and femur bones, although this definition is incomplete without a deeper understanding of tissue and its role in bone formation.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “hip”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0HipBoneBodyTissueAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesHip Hop DanceL9Grand BattementL12HipL8BoneL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Bone L7 (requires)
    The hip joint is formed by the pelvis bone and femur

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