# edition (publication)

a form of a text that is a next type after a previous one

- Computed level: L11 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [form](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-form.shape), [text](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-text.written), [type](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-type.category), [previous](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-previous.temporal), [next](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-next.temporal), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** The text's form is arranged as a next type that follows a previous one in time.

**Novel properties:**
- temporal sequence of versions
- distinct form in succession
- evolved textual instance

## Examples
- The 1739 edition of Chambers's Cyclopædia expanded content from the 1728 first edition with new illustrations and updated scientific entries. *(publishing)*
- Python 3.0, released in 2008, introduced breaking changes from Python 2.7, requiring code updates for compatibility. *(computing)*
- The 1966 Oxford English Dictionary supplement added new words since the 1933 edition, reflecting shifts in postwar English usage. *(lexicography)*

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