The Emergence Machine

Humor

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

Humor triggers laughter through thought, which is a cognitive process that involves pattern recognition and the release of energy and tension, resulting in a happy emotional state expressed through the production of sound.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “humor”. 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.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0HumorLaughHappyEmotionThought… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesPrankL12SillyL12HumorL11ThoughtL8LaughL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Thought L8 (requires)
    Humor triggers laughter through thought
  • Laugh L10 (requires)
    Humor is the quality of being amusing

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