The Emergence Machine

Palm Hand

physical · Biology · Level 9 · E5

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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

The palm contains sensitive skin with many nerve endings for touch, a feature that is a result of the complex structure of the hand and its role in sensory perception.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “palm”. 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.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0Palm HandHandTouchArmSensorySkinBodyNeuronTissue… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPalm HandL9HandL8TouchL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • palm English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Hand L8 (requires)
    Inner surface of the hand -- prerequisite: hand
  • Touch L8 (requires)
    The palm contains sensitive skin with many nerve endings for touch