The Emergence Machine

Wink

process · Level 10 · E9

E9Cultures

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

Winking emerges from the deliberate closing of one eye as a signal or gesture, which requires a face, organ, and light, and communicates a secret meaning or playful intent to another person, which requires understanding of information and a pattern of behavior.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L2L1L0WinkEyeFaceHeadOrganBodyCommunicationTissue… intermediate l…InformationFormLifeProcessActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesWinkL10InformationL2CommunicationL6EyeL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Information L2 (requires)
    Understanding information is essential for understanding wink
  • Communication L6 (requires)
    Winking communicates a secret meaning or playful intent to another person
  • Eye L9 (requires)
    A wink is a deliberate closing of one eye as a signal or gesture