# action (deed)

A change that is done by a thing.

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

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

**Through:** When a change is done by a thing that work, it is an action.

**Novel properties:**
- intentional change
- purposeful effect

## Examples
- The Mars Rover Perseverance drilled a 2.5cm rock core on Jezero Crater's floor on August 6, 2021. *(engineering)*
- In 1968, Kurchatov's team induced a controlled fusion pulse in the T-3 tokamak for 10 milliseconds. *(physics)*
- On April 26, 1986, Reactor 4 at Chernobyl underwent a catastrophic power excursion during a safety test. *(institutions)*

## Used by
- [activities](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-activities.general) (L7)
- [advice](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-advice.social) (L8)
- [agency](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-agency.capacity) (L20)
- [button](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-button.tool) (L17)
- [commission](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-commission.transaction) (L18)
- [director](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-director.leadership) (L14)
- [doing](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-doing.activity) (L5)
- [game](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-game.playful) (L11)
- [golf](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-golf.sport) (L15)
- [mode](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mode.method) (L10)
- [performance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-performance.quality) (L12)
- [plan](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-plan.strategic) (L13)
- [practice](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-practice.skill) (L21)
- [recreation](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-recreation.leisure) (L13)
- [registration](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-registration.administrative) (L11)
- [supplies](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-supplies.resource) (L7)
- [thanks](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thanks.social) (L15)

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