The Emergence Machine

Topography

physical · Geography · Level 12 · E0

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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

The detailed description and mapping of surface features and terrain, including elevation, slope, and orientation, emerges from the interaction of surface and feature.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
topography
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L3L2L1L0TopographyMapRepresentationArtCellSurface… intermediate l…FeatureFormLifeLocationActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesTopographyL12FeatureL2SurfaceL3MapL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Feature L2 (requires)
    The detailed description and mapping of surface features and terrain, including elevation, slope, and orientation.
  • Surface L3 (requires)
    Surface feature requires surface concept
  • Map L11 (requires)
    The detailed description and mapping of surface features and terrain, including elevation, slope, and orientation.