# approach (spatial)

to move toward something

- Computed level: L15 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: common

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [motion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-motion.movement), [toward](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-toward.spatial), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** goes through space toward and becomes near the target

**Novel properties:**
- purposeful direction
- decreasing distance

## Examples
- In 2023, NASA's DART spacecraft approached asteroid Dimorphos at 6.6 km/s before impact. *(physics)*
- A gray wolf pack approaches Yellowstone's Lamar Valley each winter seeking elk herds. *(biology)*
- The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line train approaches Shibuya Station every 120 seconds during rush hour. *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [ripening](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ripening.approaching) (L18)

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