The Emergence Machine

Oasis

physical · Geography · Level 8 · E0

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Emergence definition

An oasis is a fertile area in a desert where water is available, supporting vegetation and human settlement, which arises from the combination of support, desert conditions, and the presence of water.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0OasisSupportGroupGeologyGoalDesertWaterCausalityCell… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLandLifeActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesOasisL8DesertL3WaterL3SupportL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Desert L3 (requires)
    A fertile area in a desert where water is available, supporting vegetation and human settlement.
  • Water L3 (requires) Chemistry sense
    A fertile area in a desert where water is available, supporting vegetation and human settlement.
  • Support L7 (requires) social sense
    A fertile area in a desert where water is available, supporting vegetation and human settlement.