# condition (state)

a state of a thing that persists through time in a place

- Computed level: L3 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: condition

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [state](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-state.condition), [pattern](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pattern.regularity), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** its pattern persists through time in a place

**Novel properties:**
- enduring presence
- spatiotemporal stability
- continued manifestation

## Examples
- The Pacific Ocean has remained liquid at 15°C average for the last 10,000 years despite daily evaporation and rainfall. *(geography)*
- The International Space Station maintains a pressurized atmosphere of 101.3 kPa while orbiting Earth every 90 minutes. *(engineering)*
- The U.S. Constitution has operated under continuous amendment since 1789, with Article V enabling its procedural updates. *(institutions)*

## Used by
- [agreement](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-agreement.social) (L8)
- [benefits](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-benefits.advantage) (L4)
- [climate](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-climate.weather) (L16)
- [drug](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-drug.chemical) (L13)
- [experience](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-experience.cognitive) (L12)
- [express](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-express.communication) (L10)
- [health](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-health.condition) (L19)
- [learn](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-learn.cognitive) (L7)
- [need](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-need.psychological) (L5)
- [non](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-non.negation) (L9)
- [opportunities](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-opportunities.economic) (L11)
- [parameter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parameter.condition) (L4)
- [pure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pure.state) (L18)
- [required](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-required.obligation) (L6)
- [requirements](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-requirements.obligation) (L7)
- [responsibility](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-responsibility.moral) (L15)
- [review](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-review.assessment) (L7)
- [rights](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-rights.moral) (L9)
- [security](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-security.safety) (L6)
- [self](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-self.personal) (L7)
- [terms](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-terms.language) (L11)
- [treatment](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-treatment.medical) (L13)
- [wealth](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-wealth.range) (L11)
- [weather](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-weather.atmospheric) (L15)
- [whether](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-whether.conditional) (L4)

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