# full (state)

a state where the space of something is occupied by matter and no space remains unoccupied

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emergence  ·  Arena: full

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [occupied](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-occupied.spatial), [unoccupied](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-unoccupied.spatial), [state](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-state.condition), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue)

**Through:** Matter occupies the space of the thing through time, leaving no unoccupied part, forming a persistent condition.

**Novel properties:**
- complete spatial occupancy
- no empty regions
- persisted saturation

## Examples
- The International Space Station's cabin reached full pressure after air pumps completed refilling from cargo module tanks. *(engineering)*
- Lake Powell hit full capacity in 1980 after spring runoff filled the reservoir behind Glen Canyon Dam. *(geography)*
- A red blood cell becomes full when hemoglobin molecules occupy all available intracellular space for oxygen transport. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [complete](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-complete.state) (L11)
- [stranger](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-stranger.unmodeled) (L15)

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