The Emergence Machine

Rule (sports sense)

abstract · sports · Level 10 · 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

Normative standards that define permitted and prohibited actions within a competitive or organized physical activity, governed by rules and involving athletic skill and energy expenditure.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
rule
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0Rule SportGameNormRecreationSocietyCommunitySport… intermediate l…FormLifePhysical ActivityStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesPenaltyL11Rule SportL10SportL7GameL9NormL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sport L7 (requires)
    rule-sport is a sport or athletic activity.
  • Game L9 (requires)
    to understand the context in which sports rules are applied
  • Norm L9 (requires) Sociology sense
    Sports rules are normative standards governing play.

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