The Emergence Machine

Canyon

physical · nature · Level 5 · E3

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Emergence definition

A canyon is a deep gorge carved by a river, which requires a combination of rock, land, environment, and water, where the erosive power of water acts on the underlying rock and land, shaping the terrain over time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
canyon
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0CanyonRockWater ElementMineralWaterEnvironmentLandFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesGorgeL7CanyoningL10CanyonL5EnvironmentL2LandL2RockL4Water ElementL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Environment L2 (requires) environment sense
    Understanding canyon requires prior knowledge of environment, which provides essential context for grasping this concept.
  • Land L2 (requires)
    This is a land feature
  • Rock L4 (requires)
    Deep gorge carved by a river -- requires understanding of rock
  • Water Element L4 (requires) nature sense
    Deep gorge carved by a river -- requires understanding of water

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