The Emergence Machine

Match

process · sports · Level 8 · E10

E10Institutions

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 match is a dynamic interaction between individuals or groups, striving to achieve goals through athletic skill, involving comparison of performance and energy expenditure beyond resting metabolism, which is a manifestation of the organized physical activity that defines sport.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
match
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0MatchSportCompetition Abst…BehaviorGoal… intermediate l…FormLifePhysical ActivityStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesRing BoxingL9MatchL8ActionL1SportL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the sport of match
  • Sport L7 (requires)
    match is a sport or athletic activity.

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