The Emergence Machine

Isthmus

physical · Geography · Level 4 · E0

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Emergence definition

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, allowing terrestrial travel between them, emerges from the interaction between earth and the process of allowing, where a geographical area with a defined territory, governed by a structure that exercises power, is connected by a physical pathway.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0IsthmusEarthAllowProcessActionChangeExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesIsthmusL4AllowL2EarthL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Allow L2 (requires)
    A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, allowing terrestrial travel between them.
  • Earth L3 (requires)
    Landform requires earth concept