The Emergence Machine

Pebble

physical · Level 4 · 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 pebble is a small rounded stone smoothed by water or weathering, which requires the presence of water to shape and the existence of stones in an environment.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0PebbleStoneWaterEnvironmentSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPebbleL4StoneL3WaterL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Stone L3 (requires) geology sense
    A pebble is a small rounded stone smoothed by water or weathering
  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    Pebbles are shaped by the erosive action of water over time