# act (deed)

do something

- Computed level: L3 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: lexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process)

**Through:** as change happen and interaction happen together

**Novel properties:**
- purposeful change
- intended outcome

## Examples
- The 2011 Tohoku earthquake shifted Japan's coastline by up to 4.4 meters in seconds. *(geophysics)*
- CRISPR-Cas9 edits DNA at precise locations in human cells, altering gene function. *(molecular biology)*
- The Bitcoin network validates and records transactions every 10 minutes in a public ledger. *(cryptoeconomics)*

## Used by
- [active](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-active.behavioral) (L4)
- [advertising](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-advertising.commercial) (L13)
- [commission](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-commission.transaction) (L18)
- [council](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-council.governance) (L8)
- [division](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-division.process) (L5)
- [doing](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-doing.activity) (L5)
- [environment](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-environment.surroundings) (L4)
- [erosion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-erosion.process) (L12)
- [friendly](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-friendly.social) (L6)
- [leisure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-leisure.psychological) (L14)
- [methods](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-methods.process) (L10)
- [model](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-model.representation) (L9)
- [sample](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sample.material) (L11)
- [seize the day](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-seize-the-day.window) (L18)
- [skill](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-skill.ability) (L20)
- [submit](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-submit.administrative) (L18)
- [thank](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thank.social) (L11)
- [thanks](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thanks.social) (L15)
- [trust](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-trust.reliance) (L15)
- [try](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-try.effort) (L12)
- [welcome](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-welcome.greeting) (L15)
- [worship](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-worship.emotional) (L15)

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