The Emergence Machine

Terrain

physical · Geography · Level 4 · E0

E0Spacetime

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Emergence definition

Terrain is the physical features and topography of an area of land, including elevation, slope, and surface characteristics, which emerge from the interaction of matter and space, governed by physical laws and properties.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
terrain
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0TerrainEarthSurfaceFeatureFormObjectProcessActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBadlandsL5TerrainL4FeatureL2EarthL3SurfaceL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Feature L2 (requires)
    The physical features and topography of an area of land, including elevation, slope, and surface characteristics.
  • Earth L3 (requires)
    Landform requires earth concept
  • Surface L3 (requires)
    Surface feature requires surface concept

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