The Emergence Machine

Prank

process · Level 12 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

A playful trick intended to surprise or embarrass someone for amusement, which is a type of behavior that triggers laughter through thought, pattern recognition, and the release of energy and tension, resulting in a happy emotional state expressed through the production of sound.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L2L1L0PrankHumorLaughHappy… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPrankL12HumorL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Humor L11 (requires)
    A prank is a playful trick intended to surprise or embarrass someone for amusement