The Emergence Machine

Clearing

physical · Geography · Level 9 · E2

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Emergence definition

When the organized arrangement of trees, governed by patterns that shape or arrangement that matter takes, is disrupted, creating an open area within a forest or woodland where trees are absent due to natural or human causes, resulting from the rearrangement or removal of matter that previously obstructed the space, allowing for unobstructed traversal or access.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0ClearingForestWoodlandTreePlant… intermediate l…OpenEnvironmentFormLandActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesClearingL9OpenL2ForestL8WoodlandL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Open L2 (requires)
    An open area within a forest or woodland where trees are absent due to natural or human causes.
  • Forest L8 (requires)
    An open area within a forest or woodland where trees are absent due to natural or human causes.
  • Woodland L8 (requires)
    An open area within a forest or woodland where trees are absent due to natural or human causes.