The Emergence Machine

Laugh

process · Action · Level 10 · 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

When a happy emotional state is expressed through the production of sound, resulting in a release of energy and tension.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “laugh”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L2L1L0LaughHappyEmotionMindCognitionMemorySound… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesHumorL11LaughL10SoundL6HappyL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sound L6 (requires)
    Make sounds expressing amusement -- prerequisite: sound
  • Happy L9 (requires)
    Make sounds expressing amusement -- prerequisite: happy

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