# ever (temporal)

at any time

- Computed level: L3 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: temporal  ·  Arena: ever

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension), [always](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-always.temporal)

**Through:** time.dimension together with always.temporal creates a reference that can occur at any moment

**Novel properties:**
- indefinite temporal scope
- non‑specific occurrence

## Examples
- The Voyager 1 probe has transmitted data every seven months for over 45 years since launch in 1977. *(space)*
- The Doomsday Clock has been set to a minute or two to midnight at least once every decade since 1947. *(institutions)*
- The sun has risen in Earth's sky every 24 hours for at least 4.5 billion years. *(astronomy)*

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