The Emergence Machine

Walk

process · Biology · Level 8 · E6

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

The pattern of movement emerges as a result of the organization of the leg, allowing for a biological entity to traverse a distance in a regular and intentional manner.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0WalkLegBodyAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCane WalkingL9ClimbL9CrawlL9RunL9UitwaaienL9WalkL8PatternL0LegL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Pattern is a fundamental concept in understanding walk.
  • Leg L7 (requires)
    walk depends on leg

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