The Emergence Machine

Tired

property · biology · Level 8 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

Tiredness arises from the body's need to enter a state of reduced consciousness and decreased responsiveness to the environment, which is characterized by a regular and predictable pattern of physiological processes, indicating that the body's normal functioning is no longer being sustained without rest.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
tired
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0TiredSleepBodyAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTiredL8SleepL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sleep L7 (requires)
    Tiredness signals need for sleep