# course (path)

a way that goes through space during time

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: general  ·  Arena: course

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension), [motion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-motion.movement), [go](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-go.movement), [way](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-way.method)

**Through:** Motion through space over time realizes a path, as going connects places across space within time.

**Novel properties:**
- continuous trajectory
- spatiotemporal connectedness
- directed progression

## Examples
- The Mississippi River shifts its path to the Gulf of Mexico every few centuries, carving new channels through sediment. *(geography)*
- Voyager 1 follows a trajectory through interstellar space, adjusted only by gravity since its 1977 launch. *(astronomy)*
- The Panama Canal guides ships along a 50-mile engineered route across the Isthmus, replacing the longer Cape Horn passage. *(engineering)*

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