The Emergence Machine

Stalactite

physical · Geography · Level 5 · E0

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Emergence definition

A stalactite is a conical mineral formation that emerges from the interaction between water, which is a transparent liquid composed of hydrogen and oxygen molecules, and rock, which is a naturally occurring solid with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0StalactiteRockMineralWaterFormStructureSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesStalactiteL5WaterL3RockL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    Stalactites form from water dripping and depositing minerals over time
  • Rock L4 (requires)
    Stalactites are formed from mineral deposits in rock