The Emergence Machine

Gully

physical · Geography · Level 4 · E0

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Emergence definition

A gully is a channel in the land surface carved by the erosive power of water, which flows through space, creating a dynamic pattern of movement and transformation, and shaping the surrounding matter over time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
gully
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0GullyWaterLandSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBadlandsL5GullyL4LandL2WaterL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Land L2 (requires)
    A gully forms in the land surface
  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    A gully is a channel in land carved by water erosion

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