The Emergence Machine

Habitable Zone

abstract · Astronomy · Level 3 · E0

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Emergence definition

The habitable zone is the region around a star where planets can potentially support life, by understanding the celestial bodies that orbit stars and the patterns of motion that govern their formation and existence.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
habitable zone
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

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thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0Habitable ZonePlanetMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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thisprerequisitesHabitable ZoneL3PlanetL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

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  • Planet L2 (requires)
    The habitable zone is the region around a star where planets can potentially support life.