# calendar (tool)

an organized list that puts each day into a position within a repeating sequence of months, ordering them by regular intervals

- Computed level: L14 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: daily  ·  Arena: calendar

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [list](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-list.ordered), [period](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-period.temporal), [regular](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-regular.frequency), [date](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-date.social), [month](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-month.temporal), [days](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-days.temporal), [order](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-order.arrangement), [organized](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-organized.structure), [put](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-put.placement), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [position](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-position.spatial), [repeats](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-repeats.action)

**Through:** the components work together to arrange days in a fixed repeating structure, enabling tracking of time through consistent positions in months

**Novel properties:**
- repeating monthly cycle
- fixed day positioning
- temporal reference frame

## Examples
- The Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1582 by Catholic countries to correct seasonal drift in the Julian system. *(institutions)*
- Linux kernel developers use a time-based release calendar with new versions every two to three months. *(computing)*
- The Mayan Long Count calendar tracks days in cycles, with a major cycle ending on December 21, 2012. *(history)*

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