The Emergence Machine

Mesa

physical · Geography · Level 6 · 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

A landform with steep sides, formed by the process of erosion of horizontal rock layers, resulting in a flat-topped elevated structure.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
mesa
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0MesaErosionRockEarthGenreMineralLandFormProcessScience ConceptActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMesaL6LandL2ErosionL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Land L2 (requires)
    This is a land feature
  • Erosion L5 (requires)
    A flat-topped elevated landform with steep sides, formed by erosion of horizontal rock layers.