# groups (collection)

a set of entity that are together because each entity has pattern

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

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

**Through:** entity are together by pattern

**Novel properties:**
- shared pattern
- collective identity
- emergent cohesion

## Examples
- The International Space Station maintains its orbit through periodic reboosts by visiting spacecraft. *(engineering)*
- Flocks of starlings in Rome coordinate flight patterns through local sensing, forming murmurations. *(biology)*
- The Linux kernel integrates contributions from over 15,000 developers across 400 companies. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [average](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-average.statistical) (L9)
- [band](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-band.music) (L7)
- [club](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-club.social) (L10)
- [council](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-council.governance) (L8)
- [custom](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-custom.social) (L9)
- [department](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-department.organizational) (L16)
- [director](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-director.leadership) (L14)
- [government](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-government.administrative) (L10)
- [manager](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-manager.administrative) (L9)
- [member](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-member.social) (L7)
- [national](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-national.political) (L9)
- [organization](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-organization.administrative) (L10)
- [party](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-party.social) (L7)
- [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social) (L6)
- [pictures](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pictures.visual) (L8)
- [role](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-role.social) (L13)
- [team](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-team.social) (L7)
- [thousand](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thousand.numerical) (L9)
- [united](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-united.social) (L6)
- [university](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-university.education) (L8)
- [war](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-war.conflict) (L13)

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