# general (broad)

a thing that is about many other thing and not about one thing

- Computed level: L3 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: common  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [others](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-others.distinct-entities), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation)

**Through:** many other thing together with their difference be a state that is for them

**Novel properties:**
- broad applicability
- lack of specificity
- shared scope

## Examples
- The United States Constitution organizes government around enumerated powers while adapting through amendments and judicial interpretation since 1789. *(institutions)*
- The Linux kernel supports thousands of hardware devices through abstracted drivers, not hardcoded for any single machine. *(computing)*
- Ecosystems in the Amazon Basin regulate climate and sustain biodiversity across millions of species interactions. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [big picture](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-big-picture.abstraction) (L15)
- [high level](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-high-level.abstraction) (L16)
- [on the ground](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-on-the-ground.local) (L14)

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