The Emergence Machine

Sweat

physical · Biology · Level 8 · E6

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Emergence definition

When the skin, a surface of the body, exudes moisture, a form of water, to cool the body, which is necessary for regulating internal temperature, a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0SweatSkinBodyTissueAnimalOrganismTemperatureCellPhysicsWaterForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSweatL8WaterL3TemperatureL4SkinL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    Moisture exuded through the skin to cool the body -- prerequisite: water
  • Temperature L4 (requires)
    Sweating is the body's mechanism for regulating internal temperature
  • Skin L7 (requires)
    Moisture exuded through the skin to cool the body -- prerequisite: skin