# answer (solution)

a response to a question

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [response](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-response.behavioral), [questions](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-questions.linguistic)

**Through:** the response is about the question

**Novel properties:**
- information provided
- inquiry resolved

## Examples
- The Apollo 13 mission returned safely after engineers solved the CO₂ buildup using duct tape and cardboard. *(engineering)*
- In 2020, the World Health Organization identified dexamethasone as a treatment reducing COVID-19 mortality. *(medicine)*
- The Linux kernel fixed the 'Heartbleed' bug in OpenSSL within days of its disclosure. *(computing)*

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