The Emergence Machine

Monoculture

process · Agriculture · Level 8 · E9

E9Cultures

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

Monoculture emerges as a process where a single crop or plant species is cultivated on a large area, driven by the energy flows that create a dynamic pattern of movement and transformation, and the organized arrangement of interrelated parts that work together over time, building upon the understanding of structure and form, where particles occupy space and interact with energy, exhibiting patterns that govern its transformations and binding.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “monoculture” 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
monocultura
Origin language
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Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0MonocultureCropFoodPlantAnimalCellSystem… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMonocultureL8ActionL1ProcessL2SystemL3CropL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of monoculture
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    monoculture requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Understanding system is essential for grasping monoculture
  • Crop L7 (requires)
    Monoculture: A farming practice where a single crop or plant species is cultivated on a large area, often leading to uniform energy inputs and outputs, and potentially compromising ecosystem diversity and resilience.