# connection (social)

a link between things that can be together

- Computed level: L9 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [links](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-links.connection), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process)

**Through:** When a link and interaction make things be together

**Novel properties:**
- mutual influence
- shared pathway
- joint identity

## Examples
- The 2023 Python developer conference in Amsterdam hosted 8,500 attendees, fostering collaboration across 90 countries. *(computing)*
- The Silk Road linked Xi'an to Antioch, enabling trade and cultural exchange between China and the Roman Empire for over 1,500 years. *(institutions)*
- Neurons in the human hippocampus form synaptic connections during memory consolidation, observed in fMRI scans of subjects recalling events. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [association](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-association.relation) (L10)
- [internet](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-internet.digital) (L10)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-connection.social*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-connection.social.json*  
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