The Emergence Machine

Squint

process · Level 10 · E5

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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

Squinting is partially closing the eyes to see more clearly or block bright light, as the eye adjusts to the reduced light and the brain interprets the resulting image.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Squint” 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.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L2L1L0SquintEyeFaceHeadOrganBodyLightTissue… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSquintL10LightL6EyeL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Light L6 (requires)
    Squinting reduces the amount of light entering the eye to sharpen focus
  • Eye L9 (requires)
    Squinting is partially closing the eyes to see more clearly or block bright light