The Emergence Machine

Smile

process · Action · Level 10 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

A facial expression that forms an expression of happiness, typically involving the movement of the mouth and facial muscles, which is a manifestation of the emotional state of happiness.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “smile”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0SmileExpressionHappyEmotionFaceHeadMind… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSmileL10FaceL8ExpressionL9HappyL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Face L8 (requires)
    Form an expression of happiness with the mouth -- prerequisite: face
  • Expression L9 (requires)
    to explain the form of happiness with the mouth
  • Happy L9 (requires)
    Form an expression of happiness with the mouth -- prerequisite: happy