# enough (sufficient)

a quantity that is not less than the need

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: enough  ·  Arena: enough

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [total](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-total.quantity), [need](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-need.psychological)

**Through:** The quantity and the need differ not.

**Novel properties:**
- sufficiency
- non‑deficiency

## Examples
- The Mars Curiosity rover operated for over 1,000 sols on its initial power allocation, despite dust reducing solar input. *(engineering)*
- After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, temporary shelters in Aceh provided enough floor space per family to meet Sphere humanitarian standards. *(institutions)*
- A 2021 study found that 7 hours of sleep was enough for cognitive performance in 92% of adult participants in the UK Biobank cohort. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [ability](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ability.capacity) (L19)
- [medium](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-medium.level) (L9)
- [rhythm](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-rhythm.temporal) (L16)

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