The Emergence Machine

Mudflat

physical · Geography · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

A mudflat emerges from the interaction of sediment and tide, where sediment forms through the geological process of water transporting and depositing rock material over time, and tide is the periodic rise and fall of sea level, caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “mudflat” 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
mudflat
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0MudflatGeologySedimentTideOceanRockGravityMineralSurfaceWaterForceFormLandLiquidActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMudflatL6SurfaceL3SedimentL5TideL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Surface L3 (requires)
    Surface feature requires surface concept
  • Sediment L5 (requires)
    A relatively level area of fine sediment exposed at low tide or in shallow water, typically muddy and unvegetated.
  • Tide L5 (requires)
    A relatively level area of fine sediment exposed at low tide or in shallow water, typically muddy and unvegetated.