The Emergence Machine

Boulder

physical · Level 4 · E3

E3Chemistry

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

A boulder emerges as a very large rock fragment detached from bedrock, characterized by its mass and the environment in which it exists.

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Wiktionary senses

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

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0BoulderBedrockStoneEnvironmentLandMassMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBoulderL4MassL2BedrockL3StoneL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Mass L2 (requires)
    Boulders are characterized by their large size and mass
  • Bedrock L3 (requires)
    to understand the detachment of the rock fragment
  • Stone L3 (requires) geology sense
    A boulder is a very large rock fragment detached from bedrock