The Emergence Machine

Wake

process · biology · Level 9 · E8

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Emergence definition

As sleep's predictable physiological processes reach their natural conclusion, consciousness begins to reassert itself, marking the transition from a state of reduced awareness to a state of integrated, subjective experience, which is the wake.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “wake”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
wake
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0WakeConsciousnessMindSleepBodyCognitionMemory… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesWakeL9SleepL7ConsciousnessL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • wake English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sleep L7 (requires)
    Waking is the end of sleep
  • Consciousness L8 (requires)
    Waking restores consciousness