The Emergence Machine

Lie

process · action · Level 8 · 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 body, in a state of reduced consciousness and decreased responsiveness to the environment, positions itself in a horizontal resting position on a surface, assuming a stable and predictable pattern of physiological processes, this is a lie.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “lie”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
lie
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0LieSleepBodyAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesLieL8SleepL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • lie English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sleep L7 (requires)
    Lying down is associated with rest and sleep