# above (spatial)

higher in space than another thing

- Computed level: L5 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: spatial

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [high](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-high.spatial), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** high.spatial and difference.relation work together within space.extent to locate one thing higher than another.

**Novel properties:**
- higher relation
- spatial ordering

## Examples
- Mount Everest rises 8,848 meters above sea level at the peak. *(geography)*
- The International Space Station orbits 400 kilometers above Earth's surface. *(astronomy)*
- The drone flew 100 meters above the treetops during the forest survey. *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [foundation](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-foundation.structural) (L11)
- [hill](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hill.geographic) (L10)
- [upon](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-upon.spatial) (L13)

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-above.spatial.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*