# against (opposition)

a thing that is different from another and does not go toward it

- Computed level: L15 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: spatial/relational  ·  Arena: preposition

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

**Through:** difference and lack of movement toward each other combine to create opposition

**Novel properties:**
- opposition
- resistance

## Examples
- The Berlin Wall stood from 1961 to 1989, physically and politically separating East and West Berlin. *(institutions)*
- In 2020, hydrogen fuel cells opposed internal combustion engines in Toyota’s Mirai versus the Ford F-150. *(engineering)*
- CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in 2012 enabled precise DNA cuts, opposing natural mutation processes. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [keystone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-keystone.system) (L18)
- [persistence](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persistence.endurance) (L16)
- [regret](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-regret.emotional) (L16)

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-against.opposition.json*  
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