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A deal emerges from the dynamic pattern of movement and transformation in response to stimuli, where behavior unfolds over time and involves the exchange of goods, services, or financial terms.
External reference — all senses of the word “deal” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.