# account (financial)

a list that shows change of matter for a thing over time

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: account

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [list](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-list.ordered), [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [show](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-show.visual), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** The list orders each change of a thing’s matter by time, showing the whole sequence.

**Novel properties:**
- temporal tracking of material changes
- visibility of cumulative transformation
- ordered recording of state differences

## Examples
- The Federal Reserve's balance sheet expanded from $900B in 2008 to over $8T by 2022 amid quantitative easing programs. *(economics)*
- The Mars Orbiter Mission's fuel reserve log tracked propellant levels from launch to Mars insertion in 2014. *(engineering)*
- Bitcoin's blockchain records every transaction since block 0, showing balance changes for each public address. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [bank](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bank.financial) (L17)
- [credit](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-credit.financial) (L12)
- [finance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-finance.economic) (L17)
- [overdue](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-overdue.temporal) (L12)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-account.financial*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-account.financial.json*  
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