The Emergence Machine

Arete

physical · Geography · Level 6 · E3

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Emergence definition

An arete is a sharp ridge on a mountain formed by the erosive action of glaciers, resulting in a distinctive landform characteristic of heavily glaciated terrain.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0AreteGeologyIceMountainRockTemperatureHillMineralPhysicsWaterEnvironmentForceFormLandActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesAreteL6IceL5MountainL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Ice L5 (requires)
    Polar feature requires ice concept
  • Mountain L5 (requires)
    An arete is a sharp ridge on a mountain formed by glacial erosion.