# free (unconstrained)

When matter is not bound by a boundary or control, it can move in space and remain.

- Computed level: L5 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: concept

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [boundary](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-boundary.limit), [control](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-control.ability), [motion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-motion.movement), [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** When a boundary does not constrain and a control does not restrict, matter can persistently move through space.

**Novel properties:**
- unrestricted motion
- continuous existence in space
- independence from containment

## Examples
- The Voyager 1 probe travels through interstellar space without propulsion after escaping Earth's gravity in 1977. *(spaceflight)*
- Electrons in a superconductor move without resistance below 9K, as in mercury cooled by liquid helium. *(physics)*
- Feral horses roam freely across the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range in Montana and Wyoming. *(ecology)*

## Used by
- [available](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-available.accessible) (L7)
- [entertainment](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-entertainment.leisure) (L15)
- [mobile](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mobile.movement) (L6)
- [playful](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-playful.behavioral) (L13)
- [recreation](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-recreation.leisure) (L13)
- [rights](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-rights.moral) (L9)

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