# content (material)

the matter that is inside a thing

- Computed level: L6 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emergence  ·  Arena: definition

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [inside](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-inside.spatial), [part](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-part.relation)

**Through:** matter is inside a thing and is the inside part of that thing

**Novel properties:**
- total matter
- specific location

## Examples
- The core of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Reactor 4 contained uranium fuel rods when the 1986 meltdown occurred. *(engineering)*
- A human stomach typically holds 1.5 liters of gastric acid and ingested food during digestion. *(biology)*
- The 1932 film 'Freaks' was pulled from distribution due to audience backlash, its content deemed too disturbing at the time. *(culture)*

## Used by
- [blog](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-blog.online) (L9)
- [happy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-happy.emotional) (L18)
- [magazine](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-magazine.publication) (L17)
- [newsletter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-newsletter.communication) (L10)
- [printer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-printer.tool) (L17)
- [published](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-published.information) (L10)
- [quote](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-quote.writing) (L8)
- [subscribe](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-subscribe.service) (L7)

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