# effects (result)

A difference that results from a cause.

- Computed level: L12 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: common

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [cause](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cause.reason), [results](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-results.outcome)

**Through:** A cause produces a change, and the resulting difference is perceived as an effect.

**Novel properties:**
- causal consequence
- measurable change
- post-event state

## Examples
- The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull disrupted 100,000 flights across Europe due to ash dispersion. *(geology)*
- The 2008 financial crisis led to a global recession, shrinking world GDP by 0.1% in 2009. *(economics)*
- The Heartbleed bug in OpenSSL exposed memory contents, leaking passwords and keys from millions of servers. *(computing)*

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