# five (cardinal)

a set that groups pieces together

- Computed level: L6 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: general  ·  Arena: emia

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [sets](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sets.grouped), [piece](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-piece.portion)

**Through:** the set groups pieces together

**Novel properties:**
- exact count
- distinct quantity

## Examples
- The Five Pillars structure daily life for over a billion Muslims through codified religious acts. *(institutions)*
- A hand can grasp five distinct stones only because its fingers group them against the palm. *(biology)*
- IPv4 address groups use five octets like 192.168.1.1 to route data across networked devices. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [ten](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-ten.numeric) (L7)

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