The Emergence Machine

Sedimentation

process · Earth Science · Level 6 · E3

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Emergence definition

Sedimentation is the process where sediment deposits and compacts into rock, requiring an understanding of geological processes and landforms, and facilitated by the reasoning and knowledge that underlies science concepts.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
sedimentation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0SedimentationSedimentRockMineralWaterFormScience ConceptStructureSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSedimentationL6Science ConceptL2SedimentL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Science Concept L2 (requires)
    An Earth science concept relating to sedimentation, involving geological processes, landforms, or planetary systems.
  • Sediment L5 (requires)
    Sedimentation is the process where sediment deposits and compacts into rock