The Emergence Machine

Sand

physical · nature · 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

Sand arises from the erosion and breakdown of stone into granular, loose particles, which are shaped by various environmental forces and exhibit a gritty texture and characteristic color.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
sand
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0SandMaterialStoneEnvironmentFormSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDuneL5ErgL5TomboloL5AlluviumL6SpitL6SandL4MaterialL3StoneL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Material L3 (requires)
    Sand grains are tiny particles of eroded material
  • Stone L3 (requires) polysemous
    Sand is granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles

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