The Emergence Machine

Umami

property · Culinary · Level 11 · E9

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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

Umami is the fifth basic taste, representing savory, meaty flavor, which is experienced through the sensory detection and response to stimuli in the environment.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “umami” 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
umami
Origin language
ja

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L7L2L1L0UmamiTasteMouthTechniqueFaceSkillCookingHeadLearningSensory… intermediate l…ForceFormKinetic EnergyLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSavoryL12UmamiL11CookingL7TechniqueL9TasteL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cooking L7 (requires)
    umami builds on the concept of cooking
  • Technique L9 (requires) polysemous
    umami builds on the concept of technique
  • Taste L10 (requires)
    Umami is the fifth basic taste, representing savory, meaty flavor.

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