The Emergence Machine

Geology

abstract · Earth Science · Level 5 · 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

Geology studies the composition and structure of rocks, which are a fundamental aspect of the land and its formations.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
geology
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0GeologyRockMineralFormLandStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDesertL3FossilL3RainforestL3StratumL3WatershedL3GeologyL5LandL2RockL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Land L2 (requires)
    Geology studies the land and its formations
  • Rock L4 (requires)
    Geology studies the composition and structure of rocks

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