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In the following sentence, what can be used instead of "as one element"? I'm looking for a more academic word. I tend to say that human life and wildlife are not separate and they should be thought as a single unity.
A more accurate view of wildlife and human life is to see them
as one element with many interconnected and mutually beneficial links
between them.
Please suggest me a word!
Ripples is the word that describes this phenomenon.
OALD: a small wave on the surface of a liquid, especially water in a lake, etc The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.
Ripples on a lake
My first thought was complement, but Gary beat me to it. This would particularly apply to the usage of "providing all that is necessary to make a whole".
If not that, I suggest reinforce, in the sense of "to strengthen, by adding materials", but applied to something other than physical objects.
Best Answer
While it is marginally longer, I would suggest using as a single entity. The word "entity" allows for more complexity than the word element. The end of the sentence should perhaps be recast as well, to avoid the final plural "them" which would naturally refer back to the singular "entity. You would have