The Emergence Machine

Desert

physical · Earth Science · Level 3 · E8

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Emergence definition

A desert is a landform that arises from the combination of land and environment, where the unique conditions of the ecosystem and energy inputs give rise to a distinct geological feature.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
desert
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0GeologyRockDesertMineralEnvironmentFormLandStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDesert EcoL4GueffusL4Salt FlatL4Same Gender LovingL4CamelL6DesertL3EnvironmentL2LandL2GeologyL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Environment L2 (requires) polysemous
    Deserts have distinct environmental conditions.
  • Land L2 (requires)
    This is a land feature
  • Geology L5 (requires) mutual
    desert is an earth science concept.

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