The Emergence Machine

Dirt

physical · Earth Science · Level 7 · E3

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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.

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Emergence definition

Dirt emerges from the weathering and fragmentation of rock, which is a naturally occurring solid with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure, formed through geological processes, that comprises the lithosphere, and the surface of a planet or moon, composed of solid matter.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “dirt”. 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.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0DirtGroundGeologyRockMineralSurfaceFormLandObjectStructureExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMudL3CleanL8DirtL7RockL4GroundL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Rock L4 (requires)
    Dirt is the loose, fragmented, and weathered rock and mineral particles that cover the Earth's surface, comprising soil, sediment, and other unconsolidated materials.
  • Ground L6 (requires)
    dirt depends on ground

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