The Emergence Machine

Jump

process · biology · Level 7 · 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

Jumping is a process that involves a sudden, forceful contraction of muscles, resulting in a brief, upward or forward movement of an organism or part of an organism, facilitated by the interaction of energy with the particles that make up matter and the release of stored energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “jump”. 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.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0JumpBodyAnimalOrganismCellForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDance JumpL9West Coast BluesL13JumpL7MotionL1ForceL2BodyL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Jumping involves upward motion against gravity
  • Force L2 (requires)
    Jumping requires muscular force to propel the body
  • Body L6 (requires)
    Jumping uses the body to launch into the air

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