The Emergence Machine

Human Hand

abstract · biology · Level 8 · E6

E6Organisms

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

A human hand is a complex anatomical structure consisting of bones, muscles, tendons, and nerves that enables grasping, manipulation, and movement of objects, existing in the context of a living being.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “human hand”. 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.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0Human HandBoneBodyTissueAnimalOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesHuman HandL8TimeL0OrganismL4BoneL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Time L0 (requires)
    Human Hand exists in the context of time
  • Organism L4 (requires)
    A human hand is a complex anatomical structure that enables grasping, manipulation, and movement of objects, which requires a living being with a body.
  • Bone L7 (requires)
    A complex anatomical structure consisting of bones, muscles, tendons, and nerves that enables grasping, manipulation, and movement of objects.