The Emergence Machine

Soil

physical · Geography · Level 3 · 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

Soil is the material that covers the surface of the Earth, resulting from geological processes that shape the land over time.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
soil
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0SoilLandMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesPedologyL4Soil PollutionL4LandslideL5PloughL5EarthwormL6SoilL3LandL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Land L2 (requires)
    Soil is the material covering land

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