The Emergence Machine

Stretch

process · physics · Level 8 · E6

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Emergence definition

Stretch involves the application of force to muscles, which are composed of tissue and require body and motion, resulting in controlled extension motion that lengthens the muscles.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0StretchMuscleBodyTissueAnimal… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesElasticL9SpandexL9Dance StretchL13StretchL8MotionL1ForceL2MuscleL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion helps understand force-related concept stretch
  • Force L2 (requires)
    Understanding stretch requires knowledge of force as a fundamental physical concept.
  • Muscle L7 (requires)
    Stretching lengthens muscles through controlled extension motion

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