The Emergence Machine

Marsh

physical · nature · Level 7 · E7

E7Ecosystems

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

A wetland area with soft ground and vegetation, typically found near water, where plant life and waterlogged conditions combine to create a unique ecosystem.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
marsh
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0MarshPlantAnimalOrganismWater ElementCellSystemWaterLandEnvironmentFormLifeChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMarshL7LandL2SystemL3Water ElementL4PlantL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Land L2 (requires)
    This is a land feature
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    marsh requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Water Element L4 (requires) nature sense
    Waterlogged grassland area -- requires understanding of water
  • Plant L6 (requires) polysemous
    Waterlogged grassland area -- requires understanding of plant