The Emergence Machine

Swamp

physical · nature · Level 8 · E7

E7Ecosystems

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Emergence definition

A swamp is a type of ecosystem that supports dense vegetation, including trees adapted to waterlogged soil, where the organized arrangement of interrelated parts, governed by patterns that govern its transformations and binding, and shape or arrangement that matter takes, as the particles that make up matter interact and transform in space, give rise to a complex pattern of growth and development, and is sustained by the essential property of water.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
swamp
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0SwampTreePlantAnimalOrganismWater ElementCellSystemWaterEnvironmentFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSwampL8SystemL3Water ElementL4TreeL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    swamp requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Water Element L4 (requires) nature sense
    Waterlogged forested wetland -- requires understanding of water
  • Tree L7 (requires) polysemous
    Waterlogged forested wetland -- requires understanding of tree