# development (growth)

a change that makes a thing be a new structure over time

- Computed level: L5 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension), [make](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-make.verb), [new](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-new.recent)

**Through:** change and time make a thing be a new structure

**Novel properties:**
- irreversible transformation
- structural novelty
- temporal progression

## Examples
- The Amazon rainforest regrew 15% of its 1980s deforestation by 2020, forming new canopy structures. *(ecology)*
- The International Space Station extended its original 15-year lifespan to 30 years through modular upgrades. *(engineering)*
- Bitcoin's network hash rate grew from 1 MH/s in 2009 to over 600 EH/s in 2023, altering its security structure. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [adult](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-adult.person) (L7)
- [career](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-career.occupation) (L21)
- [practice](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-practice.skill) (L21)
- [teen](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-teen.age) (L9)

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-development.growth.json*  
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