# benefits (advantage)

a difference that increases a condition

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [increase](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-increase.quantity), [condition](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-condition.state)

**Through:** difference and increase together cause a change in a condition that results in an outcome

**Novel properties:**
- improved standing
- favorable shift
- relative gain

## Examples
- The 1996 Mount Everest expedition succeeded due to supplemental oxygen extending climbers' cognitive function above 8,000 meters. *(expeditions)*
- Intel's 1971 4004 microprocessor executed 92,000 instructions per second, enabling compact computation previously requiring room-sized systems. *(computing)*
- The 2010 Chilean mining accident rescue used a narrow-bore shaft to extract 33 miners after 69 days, preserving lives through engineered access. *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [effective](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-effective.useful) (L12)
- [investment](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-investment.financial) (L17)
- [opportunities](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-opportunities.economic) (L11)
- [win](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-win.victory) (L6)

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