The Emergence Machine

Sneeze

process · Biology · Level 10 · 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.

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Emergence definition

Sneezing is a reflex action of the body to expel irritants from the nose, which is a part of the body that interacts with air.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “sneeze”. 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0SneezeNoseFaceHead… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSneezeL10NoseL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Nose L9 (requires)
    Sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose -- prerequisite: nose