# gas (state)

a substance that flows through space and remains moving

- Computed level: L13 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: gas

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

**Through:** matter as a persistent substance moves through space via collective flow, sustained by ongoing motion.

**Novel properties:**
- continuous flow
- persistent form
- distributed motion

## Examples
- The Sun's corona continuously emits plasma that flows outward as solar wind across the solar system. *(astronomy)*
- Steam from a ruptured boiler valve at the Fukushima Daiichi plant dispersed into the atmosphere in 2011. *(engineering)*
- Methane from thawing permafrost in Siberia rises into the air, detected by satellite monitoring since 2019. *(environment)*

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