The Emergence Machine

Pick

process · action · Level 9 · E6

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Picking involves using the hand to choose one option from a set of alternatives, leveraging the ability to weigh options and make a decision, which is a fundamental aspect of the choose process.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
pick
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L3L2L1L0PickHandArmBodyCellChoose… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterQualityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPickL9ChooseL3HandL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • pick English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Choose L3 (requires)
    Picking involves choosing
  • Hand L8 (requires)
    Picking is done by hand