# experience (cognitive)

a condition of a subject that results when an event occurs to the subject

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

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [subject](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-subject.entity), [event](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-event.occurrence), [condition](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-condition.state), [occurs](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-occurs.event), [results](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-results.outcome)

**Through:** when a subject is with an event, a condition results from the occurrence.

**Novel properties:**
- resultant state of the subject
- temporal onset from occurrence
- subjective persistence

## Examples
- The 2017 solar eclipse was visible across the United States, altering light and temperature for millions of observers. *(astronomy)*
- After the 2008 financial crisis, unemployed workers reported persistent anxiety, even years later. *(economics)*
- The user felt disoriented upon entering the zero-gravity environment of the International Space Station for the first time. *(spaceflight)*

## Used by
- [despair](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-despair.state) (L15)
- [fun](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fun.leisure) (L13)
- [movies](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-movies.entertainment) (L13)
- [skill](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-skill.ability) (L20)

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